# Egg prices under Joe Biden, 2021–2025

Source page: https://govargus.com/presidents/biden/egg-prices

Under Joe Biden, the price of a dozen eggs went from $1.48 in Dec 2020 to $4.15 in Dec 2024, up $2.67 (+179.9%). That is +$0.67/yr, against +$0.02/yr in the four years before. Ranked by yearly change, it is the fastest rise of the 7 completed terms since 1977.

Egg prices (grade A large, per dozen): Average US retail price of a dozen grade A large eggs (CPI average price data). In dollars of the day, not adjusted for inflation; spikes mostly follow bird flu outbreaks that cull laying hens. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED APU0000708111 (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000708111), fetched Oct 19, 2026.

## Year by year

Highest reading during the term: $4.82 in Jan 2023. Lowest: $1.47 in Jan 2021.

| Period | Value | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 2020, before inauguration | $1.48 |  |
| Dec 2021 | $1.79 | +$0.31 |
| Dec 2022 | $4.25 | +$2.46 |
| Dec 2023 | $2.51 | −$1.74 |
| Dec 2024 | $4.15 | +$1.64 |

## Every term

Sorted by yearly change, fastest rise first. A term's first year mostly reflects the previous administration's policies, and Congress, the Federal Reserve and the world economy move these numbers too. Govargus describes; it does not score presidents.

| President | Term | During term | 4 years before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joe Biden | 2021–2025 | $1.48 → $4.15 (+$0.67/yr) | +$0.02/yr |
| George W. Bush | 2001–2009 | $0.96 → $1.83 (+$0.11/yr) | −$0.09/yr |
| Donald Trump (1st term) | 2017–2021 | $1.38 → $1.48 (+$0.02/yr) | −$0.16/yr |
| George H. W. Bush | 1989–1993 | $0.83 → $0.93 (+$0.02/yr) | −$0.01/yr |
| Bill Clinton | 1993–2001 | $0.93 → $0.96 ($0.00/yr) | +$0.02/yr |
| Ronald Reagan | 1981–1989 | $1.03 → $0.83 (−$0.02/yr) | — |
| Barack Obama | 2009–2017 | $1.83 → $1.38 (−$0.06/yr) | +$0.16/yr |
| Donald Trump (2nd term) | 2025–present | $4.15 → $2.27 (−$1.07/yr, through Sep 2026) | +$0.67/yr |