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douglas9

(4,687 posts)
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 08:45 AM Jan 4

Bird flu causing egg prices to soar to new record high

Egg prices are soaring, breaking new records as the bird flu outbreak grows.

Why it matters: No food item has been as much of an inflation poster child like eggs, and their prices often give a clue about the economic environment.

Driving the news: A dozen large eggs in the Midwest "hit an unprecedented $6.07 per dozen" on Thursday, surpassing the previous record of $5.46 set in December 2022, according to price-reporting service Expana.

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/egg-prices-2025-bird-flu-avian-influenza

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Oneear

(431 posts)
1. Consumer Egg Prices, Make-up Prices, Paint Prices
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 08:54 AM
Jan 4

I do believe they will need to Grow more Egg Layers

Lovie777

(17,614 posts)
3. Over $8 a dozen here in LA County, Cali...................
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:01 AM
Jan 4

Bird Flu has a lot to do with the prices. But alas, prices are going upward because of shithole, comrades idiotic plans for the economy.

Takket

(22,928 posts)
5. Same reason it soared last time. Not that the media made any effort to make that clear to people
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:05 AM
Jan 4

As long as it would help drumpf win, that was good enough for them.

Irish_Dem

(67,106 posts)
6. Karma in action.
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:08 AM
Jan 4

People voted for a dangerous psychopath criminal to be POTUS because they didn't like the high price of eggs.
Now the prices are going to go sky high.

Historic NY

(38,725 posts)
7. Ripped off again by the "big indooor" egg producing factories
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:16 AM
Jan 4

Whose chicken are relatively safe in a cloistered environment

Shermann

(8,892 posts)
16. "Big Chicken" apparently needs to reduce their risk by getting ahead of it and rising prices. nt
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:47 AM
Jan 4

Macrophylla

(201 posts)
8. Regardless the real reason....
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:19 AM
Jan 4

Going forward it is all trumps fault. Trump has caused the prices to skyrocket is all that should be stated. Facts DO NOT MATTER it's the perception of the Ignoratti and if you just say it enough times they will buy it.

I suggest that WE start using THEIR tactics against THEM. Exploit their gullability FULLY.

Celerity

(48,965 posts)
9. pretty crazy, as here in Sweden we just bought a 15 pack of KRAV (organic cert.) eggs for around the equivalent of 2 USD
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:25 AM
Jan 4

LisaL

(47,157 posts)
11. So MAGAts better not hold their breath waiting for low egg prices under Trump?
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:27 AM
Jan 4

Imagine that.

Vegan4life

(34 posts)
14. Just Egg liquid egg replacer
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:36 AM
Jan 4

Made from mung beans. Delicious, cooks like eggs, can use like eggs in baked goods, you can't tell the difference. Loaded with protein.
Most important, cruelty-free.

Believe it or not, you actually CAN live without eggs.

GusBob

(7,806 posts)
18. Raising chickens makes it cheaper?
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 10:36 AM
Jan 4

Us backyard chicken farmers always joke about it. They do eat table scraps LOL

Taking care of them at 10 below ain’t fun the eggs freeze

And keeping the predators away is always a chore

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