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.

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[–] 234 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They are all now experts on the effects of culling chickens for bird flu.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    So covid was a hoax but bird flu and measles are real. I'm not quite following.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    They might remain real things right up until the moment they have to change one IOTA of their own lives, or if they think it's making donvict/fElon look bad in some way.

    I will never forget how many younger right-leaning/red-pilled types did this collective shrug about Covid, by the way: "that's something that only impacts old people who just need to die anyway and fat people and/or diabetics, and that's their own fault, so I should not have to adapt one little bit". Many of these people in the same generations that a lot of people are telling me are soooo much better than every other generation that ever existed.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    I was expecting a whole raft of letters and op-eds in my local corporate rag (Denver Post) that more or less spew the same old "give him a chance to pivot to being presidential, you guyyyyyyzzzzzz" and "we had to put up with Biden when he was in office and you didn't see US protesting like this [1]!!! boo hoo hoo" type of stuff for the next several weeks months after he took power. I don't recall seeing too many of these. Weird.

    [1] The fact that these assholes could act like they had to "put up with" Biden when neither Biden or anyone in his administration was trying to target entire demographics and cause "pain" to the American people, etc...completely unlike what donvict is doing. Nevermind that they can sit there and gaslight about not protesting. Protesting is a completely valid and highly American and patriotic tradition - what THEY fucking did when they lost was to throw an insurrection that was run in parallel with a fucking coup attempt.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Holy hell that is hilarious on multiple levels.

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  • [–] 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Am I correct that that is him pointing and looking directly at the sun?

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    Just yesterday my friend texted that his local bodega in the Bronx is selling $1 loosies or $12/dozen. Fucking egg loosies. What’s next? Egg dealers on Gun Hill?

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    [–] 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Biden and Obama conspiring in the shadows to help the deep state sabotage trump, obviously.

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    [–] 41 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Canned white tuna is now cheaper with more protein per dollar than eggs where I am.

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    [–] 31 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Buy the ticket, take the ride

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    [–] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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    [–] 28 points 1 year ago

    Thanks, trump!

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Didn't Jabba-the Orange pledge to lower those prices on DAY ONE?

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    [–] 25 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Amusingly, the pasture raised eggs are now the same price as the regular eggs at Aldi.

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    [–] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    BUT Trump said he would lower prices on day 1! I don’t get it, why would he lie?

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    [–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    $4.95 for one egg is ridiculous. I won’t pay more than $4.50 an egg. 😤

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Bruh. I just paid $11.83 for a dozen (granted they were organic pasture raised but still)

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    [–] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Poor Canada, egg prices are the same. /s

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    [–] 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Just a reminder, if you're like me and never even look at organic stuff, check the organic eggs. They're cheaper at my store right now.

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    [–] 18 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    “Surcharges”

    Is that a the grocer version of “dealer premiums” from when car dealers legally price gouged during the covid parts supply shortages?

    It’s gonna be like the USSR except instead of bread shops running out of bread you’re just not going to be able to afford it because the grocer jacked up the price to $30/loaf.

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    [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    $8 here in the supermarket, but 2 dozen for $5 at the farm across the street from my SO's parents

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    [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Where's the I did that stickers and artificial blame?

    Why does that only go one way?

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