U.S.egg prices go down even with bird flu problems.

Egg prices in the US went down in April. This happened after they were very high earlier in the year. The average price for a dozen eggs was $5.12 last month, which is less than in March.

The price of eggs went down a lot in one month, about 12.7%. This was the biggest drop since 1984. But eggs are still more expensive than they used to be because of bird flu.

An expert thinks egg prices will keep going down for a while. This is because people don't buy as many eggs after Easter. Also, there have not been as many bird flu cases recently, which helps the egg supply.

Bird flu has killed many birds since 2022. When a bird gets sick, all the birds in that group must be killed. Even one bird flu case can cause problems because some farms have millions of birds.

The government is trying to lower egg prices. They are giving money to farmers to protect their birds from bird flu. The US is also buying eggs from other countries. The government is also looking into a big egg company.