The volume of exports of shell eggs and products is conditioned by the domestic needs of importers, price against competitors and regulatory disease and logistic restraints. Imports are determined by domestic needs with reduced supply due to flock depopulation as the principal driving factor during the 1st Quarter of 2025.
USDA-FAS data reflecting volume of exports for shell eggs and egg products are shown in the table below comparing 2024 with 2025:-
| PRODUCT |
Jan.-May 2024 |
Jan.-May 2025 |
Difference |
| Shell Eggs |
| Volume (m. dozen) |
33.7 |
36.2 |
+2.5 (+7.4%) |
| Value ($ million) |
65.8 |
190.7 |
+124.9 (+189%) |
| Unit Value ($/dozen) |
1.95 |
5.27 |
+3.32 (+170%) |
| Egg Products |
| Volume (metric tons) |
11,885 |
6,783 |
-5,102 (-42.9%) |
| Value ($ million) |
53.5 |
39.0 |
-14.5 (-27.1%) |
| Unit Value ($/metric ton) |
4,501 |
5,751 |
+1,250 (+27.8%) |
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U.S. EXPORTS OF SHELL EGG AND EGG PRODUCTS DURING JANUARY-MAY 2024 COMPARED WITH 2024
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Due to a deficiency in domestic supply relative to demand, importation during January through June 2025 amounted to 26.0 million shell eggs and products expressed as egg-equivalent dozens.
For the first five months of 2025 exports of shell eggs amounted to (32.0 million dozen according to the USDA Egg Markets Overview, July 4th). All products, liquid and dried, attained 21.2 million dozen shell equivalents for a total of 53.2 million dozen shell equivalents. Imports over the five-month period comprised 38.7 million dozen shell eggs for breaking and 19 million dozen shell egg equivalents in all product forms for a total of 57.7 million dozen. Net trade deficit was 4.5 million dozen shell equivalents
The trade situation will be influenced by tariff policy and the needs of importers during the second half of 2025. Since supply will hopefully improve in volume, imports will be curtailed with an expectation of higher exports consistent with more competitive prices.