After a continuous surge in pricing due to inflation and bird flu outbreaks, the cost of eggs finally dropped between March and April of this year.

But economists told AP News shoppers could soon be feeling negative impacts once again as President Donald Trump’s tariffs take effect this summer.

Between March and April, the average price of eggs of all sizes fell 12.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

This was the first month-to-month drop in egg prices since October 2024 and the steepest monthly decline since March 1984, according to AP News.

The average price for a dozen Grade A eggs fell to $5.12 last month after reaching a record high of $6.23 in March.

While lower, the price for eggs remains 79% higher than the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported for the same month a year ago, when the price averaged $2.86 per dozen.

David L. Ortega, a professor of food economics and policy at Michigan State University, told AP News he thinks U.S. egg prices will continue to fall in May and June.

Consumer demand tends to fall after Easter, which helps lower prices, he said.

There have also been fewer bird flu outbreaks at commercial poultry operations in recent weeks that has helped to stabilize the country’s egg supply, he added.

But Trump’s sweeping tariff plan may drive up the price of eggs imported from other countries.

The U.S. has increased imports of eggs from a number of countries including Turkey and South Korea to mitigate shortages and increase supplies caused by the avian flu that’s decimating chicken flocks.

Per Newsweek, products from both countries will face new tariffs of 10 percent and 26 percent, respectively.