Grocery Staples

Salmonella recall tightened regional egg supplies, threatening higher grocery prices.

• ↗Midwest Poultry Services. L.P. Recalls Shell Eggs Due to Possible Salmonella Enteritidis Contaminationhttps://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/midwest-poultry-services-lp-recalls-shell-eggs-due-possible-salmonella-enteritidis-contamination
• ↗MPS voluntarily recalls 1.5M+ dozen eggs due to possible salmonella contaminationhttps://www.poultrytimes.com/mps-voluntarily-recalls-1-5m-dozen-eggs-due-to-possible-salmonella-contamination/
• ↗Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs has sickened 98 people since Novemberhttps://apnews.com/article/c87e38a203f71c16d7db61a40435db38

Screwworm-related cattle import restrictions tightened supplies and pushed beef prices higher.

• ↗Explainer-How flesh-eating screwworms in cattle could raise US beef priceshttps://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/explainerhow-flesheating-screwworms-in-cattle-could-raise-us-beef-prices-4725885
• ↗Ranchers herd it all as fewer cattle pressure beef prices; screwworm lurkshttps://www.dallasfed.org/research/swe/2026/swe2612
• ↗US says it will lift ban on imports of Mexican cattlehttps://www.investing.com/news/general-news/us-to-lift-ban-on-mexican-cattle-imports-wsj-reports-4812545

Rising farm milk prices contributed to steadily higher grocery milk costs.

• ↗Why is milk so expensive?https://basketreport.com/explainers/why-is-milk-so-expensive/
• ↗Processing and Marketing Blunt the Impact of Volatile Farm Prices on Retail Dairy Priceshttps://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2016/august/processing-and-marketing-blunt-the-impact-of-volatile-farm-prices-on-retail-dairy-prices

Flock rebuilding restored egg supplies, driving prices steadily lower.

• ↗Eggs for Easter cost much less in the US than last year. A look at the numbershttps://apnews.com/article/egg-prices-easter-passover-bird-flu-0f4f188f990d6c58bffa5907698548b5

Grilling-season promotions likely caused May’s brief drop in steak prices.

• ↗Record beef prices squeeze U.S. shoppers as drought and deadly screwworm shrink herdshttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-10/record-beef-prices-squeeze-u-s-shoppers-as-drought-deadly-screwworm-shrink-herds

A historically small cattle herd and steady demand pushed steak prices higher.

• ↗Ranchers herd it all as fewer cattle pressure beef prices; screwworm lurkshttps://www.dallasfed.org/research/swe/2026/swe2612
• ↗Record beef prices squeeze U.S. shoppers as drought and deadly screwworm shrink herdshttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-10/record-beef-prices-squeeze-u-s-shoppers-as-drought-deadly-screwworm-shrink-herds