Update on farm fresh, free range egg prices

[thegrovestead]

Wondering what egg prices are going for in various parts of the country in 2015. National average for store-bought is $2.21/dozen as of Dec 2014 (BLS).

We are in Minnesota, but a rural community. I'm thinking about $3/dozen.

Thoughts?

 

[N F C]

Here in north FL, at least around my part of it, eggs sell for $2 to $2.50 a dozen. Not sure if that's because so many folks around here keep chickens, or if it's because the economy is so bad in this part.

 

[Orpington Crazy]

Where I live in BC Canada free range go for 4-4.50 and free range organic go for 6 to 6.50

 

[RonP]

Where I live in BC Canada free range go for 4-4.50 and free range organic go for 6 to 6.50

Those prices are the same as in NYC.

 

[donrae]

Where I live it varies a bit. A quick CL search showed a smaller, outlying town has them for $2.50 a dozen. South in a more populated area, they're $4. Were I going to charge for them here, it would be either $3-3.50, possibly depending on how much I like the person

 

[Egghead_Jr]

$3 for dozen fresh backyard eggs is a common price here too. $4 for non GMO free range.

 

[DanEP]

In w Kentucky $2.50 is about the best price your going to get with most going for $2.00. I think one problem is a lot of people have their own chickens. And in this area nobody cares if your eggs are organic.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

^ Yep, that's the case here in TN too. You can drive 2 miles up the road and see 10 "Farm fresh eggs for sale" signs. If we were talking hatching eggs, that'd be a different story, I sell those for a pretty penny ($1 an egg, and that's being generous, some folks ask A LOT more). But, for eating eggs, I don't bother. I just keep them for myself.

 

[ChickenLegs13]

When I was in Dollar General Store last week I noticed eggs were $1.97 for a dozen Large. The grocery chains are about the same price. I somehow manage to squeeze my customers $3 for a dozen Large and $2 gets them a dozen Medium.

 

[thegrovestead]

We put the offer out and nobody balked at $4/dozen here (Southern MN), so that's what we're going with. Not many people raising chickens in our rural community, even the farm families were interested.