Summary
Egg prices in the U.S. have reached a record high of $4.95 per dozen amid a severe bird flu outbreak that has led to the culling of millions of egg-laying chickens.
The shortage is compounded by rising feed, fuel, and labor costs, as well as increased demand and stricter cage-free regulations in several states.
Consumers face empty shelves, surcharges, and limited availability, with some areas pricing cartons at $10 or more.
Prices are expected to continue rising, especially with Easter demand.
BUT Trump said he would lower prices on day 1! I don’t get it, why would he lie?
There’s a giant knob labeled EGG PRICES in the oval office and he hasn’t turned it yet!
Old people have hard time finding right knobs to turn.
You don’t need eggs, eat something else. Better for chickens, biodiversity and the climate as well
Excellent whataboutism 👌
“As a vegan, this issue doesn’t affect me in any way, so it shouldn’t affect you either💅”
Let them eat quinoa amirite
It does affect the baby male chicks that get macerated in the egg industry.
Nah, I’d like to turn that around. It is not necessary for you to eat eggs, so it shouldn’t affect you, same as it doesn’t affect me. More inclusive, you know? Together towards a better world.
I’d prefer some salted nuts and kidney beans in my enchilada, quinoa is a bit overrated tbh.
Share that tasty enchilada with me!
In Russia they hit record high of 1$ per pack of 10.
In Russia monthly salary of $500 is above median.
It fluctuates, but usually yes.
Didn’t Jabba-the Orange pledge to lower those prices on DAY ONE?
Yeah, but something, something Biden did it.
If biden was a weak and pathetic president…
and trump cant even stop biden from still fucking things up.
then how weak and pathetic does that make trump?
Or is that too much logic for rumpets.
I love it. Might be a bit deep for them though.
He killed all the birds, according to Bronzo the Clown’s spokesxtian.
What a weak president. Being thrwarted by someone not in power.
Reminds me a lot of Snowball’s ghost in Animal Farm, always coming around at night to sabotage things conveniently out of sight from any witnesses. This was all Snowball’s doing, dontchaknow!
For for 65sek (6usd) i get 20 eggs from free-range outdoor hens. At my local grocery store. Maybe you guys can save some money by not bleaching your eggs anymore. It’s a pretty pointless practice anyway.
We don’t “bleach” the eggs, we wash the outer membrane off along with dirt and feces to reduce salmonella contamination (and because poopy eggs are harder to market) which is also why they’re refrigerated. We can’t skip the washing process without first addressing the filthy conditions cheap commercial eggs are produced in and Big Ag is just one of many powerful interest groups that has had our government by the balls for decades (at least).
$4.95? They’re freaking $10 here.
Third world country. Here in Russia it is ten times cheaper. And then we have some healthcare.
Neighborhood chicken lady went from $2 to $3 a dozen due to the price increase of chicken feed. Hopefully her chickens won’t be affected, mostly for her & her family’s sake.
Eggs at $5.00 a dozen: price per unit, 41.7 cents.
50 Wincester 9 mm FMJ rounds are $14.99. Price per unit, a bit under 30 cents.
Bullet omelette?
How did you know?
“Make Egg Price Great Again”
So are people treating this as a generalized sign of inflation, or are people actually worried about eggs?
Because if you’re treating this as a gauge of inflation, it’s a bad one, as there’s a bird flu outbreak greatly affecting egg prices.
And if it’s just concern about eggs… I don’t get it. I mean, I think our household eats a lot of eggs, but a lot is like 2-3 dozen a week. And if eggs cost $2 more than usual, well, that’s $6 a week. Meh? I doubt this is breaking the bank for many people.
I think it’s a meme at this point, because some people said they voted for trump due to egg prices and he might have promised to reduce them on day one.
He promised to reduce grocery prices on day 1, and end the war in Ukraine after winning the election
“Known liar lies” could just be the headline every day with him
Both. People are worried about their eggs.
Eggs are staple like bread or milk. It’s a cheap source of protein and when the price goes up the people who feel it the most are the ones that are most sensitive to grocery prices. So yes, to you it might not seem like a lot, but to someone who’s barely able to afford groceries it’s life changing.
Eggs are murder. Baby boy chicks are killed at less than an hour old because they are “useless”. Mother hens are killed at 3-4 years old when their egg production starts slowing down. They can live for 10-12 years. #LiveVegan
This comment shouldn’t be downvoted. It is discussing the truth of the egg industry.
I don’t like the focus on the culling of male chicks, sure it’s terrible, but how we raise and exploit the hens is such a larger moral travesty that that should be the focus. We also shouldn’t hope for hens to live for a decade. Currently existing hens who can be rescued sure, but the modern egg laying hen should not exist the same way certain dog breeds shouldn’t exist, we have selected them for our pleasure rather than their own health and livelihood.
The eggs we eat are unfertilized. How is that murder?
The problem is the hens being shoved into dirty dark cages with no space to move and the male chicks are thrown into shredders.
The hens that are killed need to be replaced. So when they hatch as males, they’re killed at less than an hour old
So is hamburger, and mouse traps, and bug spray.
I just wish they would anesthesize the chicks before throwing them in an industrial grinder. There are a lot of zoos and rescues than need bird protein for their animals, and don’t care if the meat tastes a little gamey.
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all of which, I don’t use.
Who asked? They’re responding to a reply…
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I’ve been paying $8ish for 12 the past 6 years. Apparently it’s cheap subsidized eggs that are expensive now. That’s because of bird flu no?
Damn, it sucks that you have to eat eggs. It sure would be nice if there were other things you could eat, alas you have to keep buying eggs and bitching about it the whole time instead of just eating something else.
maybe we should just let everyone eat cake?
Eat a bagel or something jesus christ. Nobody is forcing you to buy eggs.
Boohoo the omnis have to consider switching to a different breakfast for a few months, this is just like mass starvation. They don’t sell 5000 other things at the grocery store, eggs are the only staple food and now we have to spend 90% of our daily income on them.
Your preferred breakfast being a bit more expensive while other things that were already cheaper are still cheaper is not comparable to a french peasant being unable to pay for their only staple food. Get a grip.
$4.95 for one egg is ridiculous. I won’t pay more than $4.50 an egg. 😤
Amusingly, the pasture raised eggs are now the same price as the regular eggs at Aldi.
I have a coworker who keeps about 250 chickens at her house and sells the brown eggs for $5 a dozen. Meanwhile, a dozen white eggs at Shop-Rite are $10.
her house?? She must live on a ranch or something
Different coloured eggs are different prices in the US?
Yeah. Generally, brown is more expensive than white, organic is more expensive than non-organic, free-range is more expensive than caged etc. The current situation has rendered everything fucking expensive, though.
