Egg prices in 2022
Month-by-month Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for 2022.
2022 average
$2.86
12 priced months
2022 high
$4.25
December 2022
2022 low
$1.93
January 2022
2022 summary
Over the 12 monthly readings in 2022, a dozen large eggs averaged $2.86.
The yearly average rose from $1.67 in 2021, up $1.18 (70.7%). 2022 has the 3rd highest of the 10 yearly averages.
The low of $1.93 came in January 2022, and the high came later, in December 2022, at $4.25. The high was $2.32 (120.3%) above the low.
The largest one-month increase was from November 2022 to December 2022, up $0.66 (18.4%). The largest monthly decrease was from August 2022 to September 2022, down $0.21 (6.9%). Within 2022, prices rose in 9 of the 11 month-to-month pairs and fell in 2.
From January 2022 ($1.93) to December 2022 ($4.25), the price was higher, up $2.32 (120.3%). Across 2022, 4 priced months came in above $3.00 a dozen. Only 1 month in 2022 was below $2.00 per dozen.
Monthly chart for 2022
Tracing 2022 from left to right shows the net upward path from $1.93 in January 2022 to $4.25 in December 2022.
Month-by-month table for 2022
All twelve monthly averages for 2022 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 2022 | $1.93 | up $0.14 (7.9%) |
| February 2022 | $2.01 | up $0.08 (3.9%) |
| March 2022 | $2.05 | up $0.04 (2.0%) |
| April 2022 | $2.52 | up $0.47 (23.2%) |
| May 2022 | $2.86 | up $0.34 (13.6%) |
| June 2022 | $2.71 | down $0.16 (5.4%) |
| July 2022 | $2.94 | up $0.23 (8.5%) |
| August 2022 | $3.12 | up $0.18 (6.1%) |
| September 2022 | $2.90 | down $0.21 (6.9%) |
| October 2022 | $3.42 | up $0.52 (17.8%) |
| November 2022 | $3.59 | up $0.17 (5.0%) |
| December 2022 | $4.25 | up $0.66 (18.4%) |