Egg prices rose to a record high in March of $6.23 per dozen despite optimism from the White House last month. The price for a dozen grade A large eggs jumped from February’s $5.90 to $6.23, according to the U.

Record-high egg prices might not fall much before Easter, in nine days’ time, but relief is on the way. The wholesale cost of eggs sank 21% in March as chicken producers replenished their stock of birds and imports surged to make up for nationwide shortage.