Grocery Bills Still Strained as Egg and Milk Prices Remain High Post-Pandemic

Grocery prices have surged over 21% since 2021, with eggs up 53% and milk up 13% from January 2021 to January 2024. Prices remain well above pre-pandemic levels.

Inflation has eased from peaks in 2022 but prices for necessities like eggs and milk are still substantially higher than before the pandemic.

Egg and milk producers cite pandemic supply chain issues, higher input costs for things like feed and labor, and general inflation as reasons prices have climbed.

As supply issues stabilize, egg groups predict costs could come down, but price increases tend to stick at grocery stores even if producer costs decline.

Milk industry expects feed prices to keep dropping, which could help lower milk prices, but general inflation continues to push up farm-to-retail costs.