Egg prices in 2020
Month-by-month Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for 2020.
2020 average
$1.51
12 priced months
2020 high
$2.02
April 2020
2020 low
$1.33
August 2020
2020 summary
Over the 12 monthly readings in 2020, a dozen large eggs averaged $1.51.
That average was higher than 2019's $1.40 average, up $0.11 (7.9%). 2020 has the 8th highest of the 10 yearly averages.
The high came before the low, with a high of $2.02 in April 2020 and a low of $1.33 in August 2020. Between its lowest and highest readings, 2020 covered a range of $0.69 (52.0% from bottom to top).
The largest single-month increase was between March 2020 and April 2020, up $0.49 (32.4%). The largest single-month decrease was from April 2020 to May 2020, down $0.38 (18.8%). Of the 11 pairs of consecutive months with prices within 2020, 6 were increases and 5 were decreases.
Between January 2020 ($1.46) and December 2020 ($1.48), the change was up $0.02 (1.4%). 11 months were below $2.00 per dozen.
Monthly chart for 2020
Tracing 2020 from left to right shows the net upward path from $1.46 in January 2020 to $1.48 in December 2020.
Month-by-month table for 2020
All twelve monthly averages for 2020 are listed below with dollar and percent changes from the previous month. Changes use the exact prices, so a change can differ by a cent from the difference of the two rounded prices shown.
| Month | Price | Change from previous month |
|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | $1.46 | down $0.07 (4.8%) |
| February 2020 | $1.45 | down $0.01 (0.8%) |
| March 2020 | $1.53 | up $0.08 (5.2%) |
| April 2020 | $2.02 | up $0.49 (32.4%) |
| May 2020 | $1.64 | down $0.38 (18.8%) |
| June 2020 | $1.55 | down $0.09 (5.2%) |
| July 2020 | $1.40 | down $0.15 (9.8%) |
| August 2020 | $1.33 | down $0.07 (5.2%) |
| September 2020 | $1.35 | up $0.03 (1.9%) |
| October 2020 | $1.41 | up $0.06 (4.1%) |
| November 2020 | $1.45 | up $0.04 (3.0%) |
| December 2020 | $1.48 | up $0.03 (2.1%) |