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Waffle House Removes Egg Surcharge as Prices Stabilize

USDA biosecurity investment matched with increased imports has eased shortages enough for egg prices to fall below $3 per dozen

A menu in a Waffle House restaurant displays a sticker advising customers of a 50 cent price hike per egg "due to the nationwide rise in cost of eggs," in Houston, Texas, on February 6, 2025. A variant of avian influenza circulating widely among birds -- and which has caused severe symptoms in some humans -- has been detected in US dairy cattle for the first time, authorities have confirmed. The bird flu impacts on poultry farms have led to mass culling of flocks and a nationwide shortage of eggs. (Photo by Gianrigo MARLETTA / AFP)
A menu in a Waffle House restaurant displays a sticker advising costumers of a 50 cent price hike per egg "due to the nationwide rise in cost of eggs," in Houston, Texas, on February 6, 2025.
In this photo illustration, eggs are displayed on a table on February 05, 2025 in Austin, Texas.

Overview

  • Waffle House rescinded its 50-cent-per-egg surcharge effective June 2 after monitoring market conditions since February
  • The chain added the fee when bird flu outbreaks drove egg costs to a record $6.23 per dozen in March
  • Egg prices have since declined to around $2.56 per dozen in early June amid a surge in imports and strengthened farm biosecurity
  • USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said the agency’s five-pronged strategy and $1 billion biosecurity plan helped bring relief to grocery store shelves
  • Waffle House serves about 272 million eggs annually, more than half sourced from Rose Acre Farms, which faced production losses in January