Eggs

Consumer Protection Director Daniel Lou warned that inspectors will penalize merchants charging more than the agreed 8-lempira (about $0.32) cap per carton of eggs above the previous price, after authorities detected some sellers exceeding the limit set with producers representing 80% of the market.

Honduras's government negotiated with producers and retailers to reduce a planned egg-carton price increase from 20 to 8 lempiras, while Banasupro will hold its medium carton at L95; rising feed and fuel costs continue to pressure the poultry sector.

A 30-egg carton sells for 115 lempiras (about $4.60) at Tegucigalpa's Farmers Market, with promotional prices as low as 90 lempiras, though shoppers say broader cost-of-living pressures persist.

Eggs are selling for 2 lempiras (about $0.08) less per unit this week at the National Stadium Farmer's and Artisan Fair in Tegucigalpa, according to the fair's secretary.

Only four of Banasupro's 100 distribution points have eggs available at the agreed price of L95 per carton, two weeks after the government promised nationwide rollout, while market prices remain at L120–150.

Egg prices in Honduras have climbed this weekend to 95 lempiras for large cartons, 90 for medium, and 80 for small, driven by increases in feed and labor expenses.

Egg prices jumped at Tegucigalpa's main markets over the weekend, with large eggs rising from 85 to 95 lempiras per 30-unit carton, as sellers cite higher production costs and limited large-egg supply.