Egg prices are rising
faster and more sharply in Honolulu than on the mainland, according to a new
report from the state Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.
The agency compiled the statistics through its Market Analysis and News Branch, which compared egg prices for both 12-count and 18-count cartons of eggs in Honolulu and on the mainland for the second quarter of this fiscal year and last year, as well as the changes from the first quarter of this year.
By the end of the second quarter, the average price for a dozen conventional eggs was $10.06 — an 11.3% jump from $9.04 in 2025 and a 5.8% jump from $9.51 in the first quarter of this year. Meanwhile, on the mainland, the price for a dozen conventional eggs was $7.78 — a 1.2% increase from $7.78 last year and and a 16.8% decrease from $9.46 last quarter.
The data showed it is more economical to buy an 18-count carton of conventional eggs, which actually saw prices decrease both in Honolulu and on the
mainland.
Prices for an 18-count
carton of conventional eggs dropped 1% in Honolulu year to year, to $13.24 in 2026 from $13.38 in 2025. Prices also fell 5.8% from $14.05 quarter to quarter this year.
On the mainland, 18-count cartons of eggs dropped 1.3% year over year, to $11.34 from $11.49, and 19.97% quarter to quarter from $14.17.
The news wasn’t so good for organic eggs in Honolulu or the mainland, where prices soared remarkably.
The year-over-year prices for a dozen of organic eggs in Honolulu rose 17.1%, to $13.19 from $11.26. Prices increased even more sharply quarter to quarter this year, with a 22% jump from $10.81. Prices for a dozen eggs on the mainland also surged, with a 23.8% jump year over year to $10.26 from $8.29, and a 6.7% jump quarter to quarter from $9.62.
The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity
emphasized the need to support local farmers in the
islands.
“If you want the best, Buy Local,” Sharon Hurd, chairperson of the Hawaii Board of Agriculture, said in a news release. “The money you spend on eggs stays in the islands, pays workers, generates taxes and supports local food production.”
