"The wholesale price on the New York market for formula trading of Large cartoned shell eggs delivered to retailers declined $2.40 to $4.78 per dozen," the report stated.
The report stated that at the national level, prices dropped about the same amount over the past week.
"Wholesale prices for national trading of trucklot quantities of graded, loose, White Large shell eggs declined $2.70 to $4.15," the report stated.
The Post reported that James indicated in January that the outbreak of bird flu, leading to the culling of millions of egg-laying chickens, was no excuse for price hikes and urged residents to report what they believed were cases of price gouging.