MARCH 14, 2025|
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The price of eggs in Wyoming are among the highest in the nation, but the cost could be on the way down in the coming weeks or months. The downward trend has started already.
According to the web site World Population Review, which lists the price of eggs by state, the average price for a dozen eggs in The Cowboy State is $5.84.
According to the web site, Wyoming is tied with Maine for the eighth place. However, the 60% rate of inflation to hit that price is among the highest in the nation.
Next door in Colorado, the price of a dozen eggs is averaging $5.77, with a 45% increase in cost during the Joe Biden presidency.
Eggs are cheapest in Indiana, Nebraska, and Missouri where the average price of dozen eggs is $4.33 or less. Still, the inflation rate in those states is higher than in Wyoming, averaging as much as 104% in the Cornhusker State.
The average price for a dozen eggs in Hawaii is $6.36, the highest in the nation. Not far behind are Alabama and Nevada at #2 and #3.
The good news: the surge in egg prices has cracked.
After months of soaring costs, the price of large white shell eggs fell 15 percent in early March, bringing relief to consumers who have been scrambling to adjust to the impact on their grocery budgets.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the average price for a dozen eggs dropped to $6.85 last week, down $1.20 from the end of February.
Egg prices have been a key pressure point for consumers dealing with lingering inflation. February’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed egg prices up 10.4 percent in a single month and 58.8 percent year-over-year. The surge led to investigations into possible anticompetitive practices among the nation’s largest egg producers, including Cal-Maine Foods.
Despite the recent dip, eggs are still running high. The USDA notes that prices remain 170 percent above where they stood this time last year.
