US Egg Prices Hit Record Levels as Pandemic Buying Boosts Demand

A store worker cleans an empty display for eggs inside Kroger Co.'s Ralphs supermarket amid fears of the global growth of CCP virus cases, in Los Angeles, California, on March 15, 2020. Patrick T. Fallon/Reuters, File Photo

WASHINGTON—Increased demand for eggs in the United States has sent egg prices soaring in recent weeks as consumers scramble to stock up on staples due to CCP virus shutdowns.

Wholesale prices of “Midwest large” eggs hit an all-time high of $3.09 a dozen on April 9, triple their level in early March, before President Donald Trump declared a national emergency, according to the Urner Barry market reporting service that provides daily monitoring of commodity egg prices.