Egg prices jump 40% in February: what is behind the increase?

InfoMoney explains the roughly 40% jump in egg prices in February 2025, according to Cepea data. Drawing on a survey of producers, Ricardo Jacomassi, partner and chief economist at TCP Partners, points on the cost side to a 30% rise in corn prices over six months and higher energy use to cool poultry farms. On the demand side, he notes that households swapped pricier beef for eggs and that the food industry had to adjust its prices.

Source: InfoMoney, February 27, 2025.