March 21 The USDA released its weekly Egg Markets Overview report, which found wholesale egg prices continued to drop—though at a slower pace than the week before—falling to $3.27 per dozen, and it said consumers are “slowly beginning” to see prices drop and availability increase in stores.

Disparity between wholesale and in-store costs raises the question of when Americans will feel the much-touted egg price plunge.

U.S. egg prices are just starting to fall, but big demand for Easter and Passover could cause prices to edge up again next month.