Overview

• Walmart's 2025 Easter meal kit, priced at $43, serves eight people and includes items like ham, potatoes, and dinner rolls but excludes eggs due to high costs and limited supply.
• The decision reflects the impact of the avian flu outbreak, which has caused record egg prices, peaking at $5.90 per dozen in February 2025, and severe supply shortages.
• While wholesale egg prices have started to decline, with a $2.40 drop reported in March, consumer prices remain elevated, and shortages persist across the U.S.
• The USDA projects further price stabilization later in 2025, but not in time for Easter, as efforts to address supply chain disruptions and biosecurity challenges continue.
• Walmart has not imposed broad purchase limits on eggs in stores, except for online orders of large cartons, and its grocery revenue has benefited from egg price inflation.