Current usual average price for non-chain supermarket/local large eggs for consumption around DFW is $4/dozen. Some sell easily at $5.50/dz, some have trouble selling at $3/dz, per their reports.
I don't expect to be selling eggs before next spring, but I've been keeping an eye on eggs prices and sales for over a year. I already did research and polled folks both selling and buying eggs at the local sales venues in my area, as well as answering posts asking for eggs locally so I could ask what exactly they were looking for and willing to pay. My results might be helpful no matter your location.
- Many would/do pay a premium for humane treatment, organic, free-range, cage-free, non-GMO, antibiotic free, hormone free, higher omega3, and/or colors other than white (!).
- Most acknowledged that those local, non-factory eggs might not look perfect and were OK with slight to moderate inconsistency.
- All wanted "clean" eggs.
- They preferred delivery, or a pickup locations conveniently near their home/work/school/usual errand locations.
- Most wanted a routine weekly purchase amount that could be canceled for things like vacation time, or increased during the holiday baking time.
- Most preferred size large eggs.
- Most preferred chicken eggs, though a very few wished they could get turkey, duck, or quail eggs.
- All the professional chefs I spoke with wanted to be able to inspect the birds, their diet, and their housing personally, or by one of their staff. A few of the non-chef consumers also expressed this desire.
- All expressed the desire to be able to refuse delivery of products they deemed sub-par.
- Interestingly, not one person I spoke with expressed concern over disease related to purchased local eggs, or asked anything about health certification.
- One person asked if my eggs were going to be gluten free. Yes, really.
