Egg prices near $2.27 in a BLS-cited figure, yet October's FRED print is pending

The most concrete number in the evidence is $2.27 for a dozen eggs in 2026, cited in an article published October 28 that attributes it to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That figure sits inside the $2.20 to $2.30 range. But the article names no month, so it can't be tied to October or to this specific series. A separate report published October 29 says the average cost of eggs has declined significantly in recent months, to just over $2 for a dozen conventional eggs as of September 2026. That is a different description from the FRED series, which tracks large white Grade A eggs in a carton of a dozen, as the St. Louis Fed's page lays out. Even so, it points to a September level near or below the bottom of the bracket. The forecast leans against the eggs landing between $2.20 and $2.30. The reason is thin but real. The one September reference sits around $2, and the only figure in the bracket has no month attached. A single month's print has to land in a narrow ten-cent band, and the supplied research gives no October reading to show that it will. The official October figure is not yet out. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has scheduled the October CPI release for November 10 at 8:30 a.m. ET, and the FRED chart should update after that. The thing to watch is that print for APU0000708111. A reading from $2.20 up to but not including $2.30 would overturn this call.