Walmart skimps over eggs at the Easter meal kit while the poultry explosion sends prices that grow

Walmart will cross the eggs on its Easter meal offer this year, said the US retail giant Wednesday, amidst the shorts and prices in the sky driven by the outbreak of bird flu between birds.

The Walmart 2025 Easter promotion contains a nine -component meal bag, including bacon, russet potatoes, corn in the cob and a cream cake.

It serves eight people for less than $ 6 per person – an average price which was low what it offered last year, he said.

Particularly missing from this year’s set, however, are eggs, which were a major part of last year’s offer.

In 2024, the set included bacon, sweet potatoes, apple pie and ingredients for mischievous eggs.

A promotional image showed a box of 18 large brown eggs and 14 other items.

This set served up to 10 people at an average cost less than $ 8 per person, Retili said.

“Items in the basket (2025) have been accumulated in some of the most popular Easter meal items. This year we have not included ingredients that are usually found in someone’s pantry such as salt, pepper, butter and eggs,” tricia moriart

A widespread poultry flu explosion among egg laying chickens has led to price recording, created severe egg deficiencies on food shelves and forced sellers to place boundaries in purchases, making restaurants raise prices as the products become scarce.

The US is considering importing Brazilian chicken and broiler eggs for processed foods to facilitate the crisis and release more fresh eggs for buyers.

Walmart, the country’s largest nutrient, has not placed a wide range of egg purchase in stores, although the egg cost is dynamic and the supply has been narrow in places, Moriarty said.

Currently, the only restrictions are on the purchase of 60 -counter cardboard in six for purchase and only online, she added.

Walmart’s food revenue increased by medium figures in the quarter until January 31, the company said in February, which he noted that it had increased in part by egg price inflation.