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thevillages2013 05-03-2022 06:09 AM

Price of eggs! Anyone noticed?
 
Bird flu + inflation has driven up the price of eggs way more than even the price of gasoline in comparison. What I paid ninety cents for a couple years ago is now $4.49. Everyone looks to see if their eggs are broken before they buy them I am just looking for a golden egg in there to justify the price

Stu from NYC 05-03-2022 06:35 AM

Been this way for a few months very surprised has not gotten more attention.

ThirdOfFive 05-03-2022 06:43 AM

Those hens have a pretty strong union.

MX rider 05-03-2022 06:47 AM

I work for a major food distributor and sell food to restaurants. They had to kill about 4 million chickens due to the Avian flu.
Egg prices for restaurants are triple what they were prior to this situation. A few weeks ago they were over 4 times normal. It's really hitting my breakfast houses hard since they use so many eggs every week.

Bay Kid 05-03-2022 06:52 AM

My local egg lady just went up 20% last week due to the cost of chicken feed. Up, up and away.

Keefelane66 05-03-2022 06:52 AM

I don’t know where you’re shopping. If the price of a product you may want is to high just walk on. No one is forcing anyone to buy

Stu from NYC 05-03-2022 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keefelane66 (Post 2091533)
I don’t know where you’re shopping. If the price of a product you may want is to high just walk on. No one is forcing anyone to buy

Are we not supposed to talk about it?

charlieo1126@gmail.com 05-03-2022 07:57 AM

Ha ha I eat 100% liquid eggs , one small carton is about the price of dozen eggs and I assure you doesn’t taste as good, but a banana, some liquid eggs , dry wheat bread , double espresso and I’m good to go to gym lol

Two Bills 05-03-2022 08:00 AM

In UK it is now an offense to have free range chickens roaming outside.
All have to be in barns, sheds under lock and key.
Avian flu is hitting all flocks hard!

MartinSE 05-03-2022 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MX rider (Post 2091529)
I work for a major food distributor and sell food to restaurants. They had to kill about 4 million chickens due to the Avian flu.
Egg prices for restaurants are triple what they were prior to this situation. A few weeks ago they were over 4 times normal. It's really hitting my breakfast houses hard since they use so many eggs every week.

4 million chickens is less than 1% of the chickens, it is not the reason. The BIG reason, in my not so humble opinion, and it is opinion, I have not looked into it, is fuel and feed prices are hitting the egg farmers.

I listened to an NPR article interviewing a farmer in New Mexico the other day, his year over year cost of diesel fuel when from $6,000 to $16,000 and fertilizer more than doubled since last year.

We are in a pretty high inflation period, that is possibly due to so much money being dumped into circulation because of the pandemic. It was the right thing to do, might have been done better. Now, I fear draconian measures are going to be put in place to stop the inflation and we will see a serious recession next year. But, that is just my opinion, I am not an economist.

Michael G. 05-03-2022 09:20 AM

I wish the blue birds would lay larger eggs in my backyard, they weren't very filling this morning. :shocked:
Just kidding! Just kidding!

Stu from NYC 05-03-2022 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinSE (Post 2091624)
4 million chickens is less than 1% of the chickens, it is not the reason. The BIG reason, in my not so humble opinion, and it is opinion, I have not looked into it, is fuel and feed prices are hitting the egg farmers.

I listened to an NPR article interviewing a farmer in New Mexico the other day, his year over year cost of diesel fuel when from $6,000 to $16,000 and fertilizer more than doubled since last year.

We are in a pretty high inflation period, that is possibly due to so much money being dumped into circulation because of the pandemic. It was the right thing to do, might have been done better. Now, I fear draconian measures are going to be put in place to stop the inflation and we will see a serious recession next year. But, that is just my opinion, I am not an economist.

Understand the price of eggs going up by some amount but 3x is more than costs going up.

MrFlorida 05-03-2022 10:13 AM

It's everything, no use complaining, it won't do any good...

Stu from NYC 05-03-2022 10:16 AM

Will the ARC complain if we put a little chicken coop behind our house.?

The two old biddies will not be able to see if from the street and think of all the money we can make selling eggs.

NotGolfer 05-03-2022 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by two bills (Post 2091587)
in uk it is now an offense to have free range chickens roaming outside.
All have to be in barns, sheds under lock and key.
Avian flu is hitting all flocks hard!

wow!!!!


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