Video showing how much egg prices have skyrocketed in the US since the 1980s is blowing people's minds

Over the years, food prices, especially a staple item like an egg, have seen drastic shifts, sometimes creeping up gradually and sometimes skyrocketing overnight. Rising grocery bills, inflation, global events, and supply chain disruptions have played a pivotal role in shaping the soaring prices. What once felt like it required only pocket change now demands a hefty budget. So, have you ever thought about how eggs, a staple breakfast item in most households, have seen price changes over time? A story featured on Good Morning America's (@goodmorningamerica) official YouTube channel highlighted the change in egg prices in the US from 1980 to the present.

Since 1980, consumers have witnessed significant fluctuations in egg prices. Back then, a dozen eggs cost $ 0.84, dropping slightly to $0.80 in 1985, before rising to $1.01 in 1990. However, the prices in the US again dipped to $0.92 in 1995, and $0.91 in 2000. Interestingly, in the early 2000s, the egg prices surged by $0.31 in the first five years only. A decade later, the egg prices climbed to $2.47 in 2015, only to decline the following year by $0.79. Further, in 2022, when the world was grappling with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, egg prices in the US soared to $2.86. As the year 2024 began, in January, they had reached $2.52, but what followed later was an unprecedented surge.

Egg prices continued rising each month, hitting an all-time high of $4.15 in December 2024. Then, in January 2025, eggs skyrocketed even more and were sold at $6.70, marking one of the most dramatic increases in recent history. Sounds unreal, right? Apart from contributing significantly to economic downfall depending on the scale and duration of price rise, this also results in unnecessary hoarding of grocery items.

Most people often tend to panic and rush to buy more of everything—whether necessary or not. Similarly, a recent video shared by Nina—who goes by @ninav0728 on TikTok—shared an astonishing clip of buyers stockpiling dozens of eggs into carts amid a shortage. In the now-viral video, people with large shopping carts were captured hoarding eggs, way more than they actually require.

As the amusing scene at a grocery store unfolded on the screen, the overlay text read, "Eggs were gone in less than 10 minutes!! Costo!!" The video received an overwhelming response on the platform with 9 million views. Reacting to the clip, @justinpappas988 wrote, "That's what's wrong with the world. People don't know how to share. They are greedy and selfish!"

@brendon_tate said, "All those eggs are gonna go bad before you can even eat them. Just wild! First toilet papers and now eggs, so so stupid!" @marcofoxx5 added, "I’m so confused at the point of buying that many eggs at once. No way you use them all before they go bad." @amymolano88 commented, "I've already told my kids that we likely won't be eating eggs for a while. Beans and rice it is." @izzy shared, "That has to be for a restaurant or something. There’s no way one household can eat that many eggs before they go bad." @privater49 chimed in, "So, I buy a trolley full of eggs, I can’t possibly use or eat, that will go bad, to stop other people from having some. Then try to sell to make a profit?"

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