Egg prices are setting new records in 2025,” wrote Bernt Nelson, an economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation in

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says egg prices are down $2, but the latest Consumer Price Index casts doubt on that. And the looming Easter holiday could make the debate moot as demand for the breakfast staple increases.

N EW YORK — Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach. The latest monthly Consumer Price Index showed a dozen Grade A eggs cost an average of $5.90 in U.S. cities in February, up 10.4% from a year ago. That eclipsed January's record-high price of $4.95.

Egg prices continue to run high as poultry stocks continue to be hit with bird flu, but there may be some reprieve despite some social media posts from the president. In a flood of Truth Social posts about his time in office,

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defended the Trump Administration's handling of egg prices, pointing to recent reductions—but warned they would "inch back up" during the Easter season. "A good piece of news we just got in the last day or two is that the average cost of a dozen eggs has now gone down $1.

Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary claimed Tuesday Americans are feeling another surge in egg prices because we are in “Easter season.” A slight rise in egg prices are indeed typical around the spring holiday,

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Tuesday morning that egg prices have dropped by nearly $2 since the Trump administration initiated its biosafety strategy for combatting H5N1 bird flu,

President Donald Trump reposted an op-ed supporting his administration and criticizing constituents for hyper-focusing on the increasing price of eggs.