Egg prices are plunging due to oversupply — and producers say margins are taking a hit as costs rise

Customers shop for eggs at an H-E-B grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Egg prices are finally cooling in a welcome shift for consumers. But now a new challenge is sending producers scrambling: they have too many eggs at a time when their input costs are rising. As the market swings from last year's avian flu-driven shortage to a growing oversupply, producers say lower grocery store prices are masking the squeeze from cost inflation. …