NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Super Value, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources, has successfully sourced eggs outside of the United States and reduced the cost of its eggs sold in stores by more than half, amid the ongoing impact of that country’s bird flu crisis.
Super Value’s President, Debra Symonette, stated: “The price of eggs has been soaring for months now, and we have been making every effort to bring these prices down. The bird flu has caused this. It’s been spreading across the US, and as a result, millions of chickens have been killed. As a result of the death of these birds, fewer eggs are being laid, and with the supply going down so significantly, the prices have continued to soar.”
She continued, “In our efforts, we have collaborated with the government, in particular, the Ministry of Agriculture, and sourced eggs outside of the US. As a result, we will be able to offer the public a significant reduction in the price of eggs. When I say significant, it’s going to be less than half the price we are offering now. The price recently was $9.99, and it’s going to be $3.79 now. This is great news, and we are excited to give our customers this relief, and we hope they will be happy.”
Symonette further emphasized, “We are going to continue making efforts to drop the price even lower. We will look everywhere we can and do what we can to get the egg prices as low as possible.”
The company is hopeful that the supply will remain sufficient, having only brought in six containers so far. They don’t expect another container until around March 18, but are optimistic that the current stock will service customers until then. “Just saying, it’s a supplier outside of the US,” Symonette concluded.
U.S. egg prices have skyrocketed to unprecedented levels, with wholesale costs reaching over $8 per dozen as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to devastate commercial laying flocks across multiple states.
According to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chickens and Eggs report, the nation’s egg-laying hen flock dropped to 363 million birds in January 2025, down 3.8 percent from a year ago and the lowest level since 2016. USDA data showed that January egg production totaled 8.86 billion eggs, a 4.2-percent decrease from January 2024, marking the lowest monthly production since the previous major outbreak of bird flu in 2016.
