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After Reaching Record Levels, Egg Prices Drop Steeply in March as Price Gouging Allegations Linger

After Reaching Record Levels, Egg Prices Drop Steeply in March as Price Gouging Allegations Linger
Cartons of eggs are seen for sale in a store in this file photo. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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4/12/2023|Updated: 4/12/2023
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After soaring to record-high costs over the winter, egg prices declined at the highest rate in 36 years in March, according to Consumer Price Index data released by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDA) on April 12.

Prices for eggs decreased by 11 percent for the month along with drops in prices for some meat, poultry, and produce, the CPI showed.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
Reporter
Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.
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