WASHINGTON — The price for eggs, on average, decreased 12.7 percent in April, which is reported as the largest monthly price drop in more than four decades, according to the most recent Consumer Price Index report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The report adds that Grade A egg prices were lowered to $5.12 last month, which is more than a dollar less than March’s $6.23 record high. This also marks the first month-to-month decrease since October.
For wholesale prices, the national trading price for Large, white eggs rose 7 cents to $3. . .