Overview

• The International Egg Commission established the observance in 1996, held each second Friday of October, with 2025 campaigns using the slogan “Unidos por los huevos.”
• A severe avian influenza outbreak in the United States early this year led to mass culls, supermarket limits, and sharp price spikes, prompting increased imports.
• Mexico emerged as a key supplier, reporting more than one million dozen eggs shipped to the U.S. in the first months of 2025, roughly four times the prior year.
• Mexican retail prices climbed an estimated 20% to 30% by region as higher input and transport costs and export demand tightened the domestic market.
• Producers emphasize resilience through biosecurity, feed control, and traceability, while consumer guidance highlights production codes 0–3 and sizes S–XL, with category 0 denoting organic free‑range.