Price of Eggs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Avian flu, supply chain issues.

Some of it is localized due to specific regulations as well. ABC re: California:

“California's cage free laws implemented on Jan. 1, 2022 also contributed to especially high prices in the Golden State.

AB1437 required all eggs sold in the state come from hens living in cage-free barns. This in turn resulted in a smaller pool of sellers CA grocers can purchase eggs from, in turn driving prices up.

"You're buying from a smaller range of options in terms of where you can buy eggs from to be able to meet the regulatory conditions that are required.””

MA too. Fewer suppliers because they can only sell cage-free eggs. We pay $5.49/dozen for the house brand at my local Stop and Shop (aka Giant). Organic is at least $8.

organic doesn’t mean cruelty free fyi. Caged hens can be labeled organic. Do your research into the suppliers the company uses..

Honestly? I just want cheaper eggs. It was the state government that decided that cage-free must inherently be better in some way (although as you point out, that’s not necessarily true).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please provide a link for the quote from Eggland’s best.

And a link showing his political affiliation.

+1

NP and even I’ve heard about this. I searched on corporate profits. And it’s not the CEO’s political affiliation, genius. Capitalists gonna capitalize. It’s the republicans blocking every kind of price gouging measure.

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=eggland+best+prices+corporate+profits

[Anonymous]

I have backyard chickens. Given the limits of of how many I'm allowed to have (4), it's not really a money saving venture. Feed prices have increased over the past year, and because I live in suburbia I have a nice coop and not a knocked-together coop like my grandparents had for their dozen chickens. It's also not self-sustaining because I'm not allowed to have a rooster, which also means my chickens need constant human supervision when I let them out of their run, and I have a roofed, predator proof run (also more money) for them because again, no rooster to help make sure they're safe. My grandparents had roosters with their chickens, so were fine with fencing where the chickens could range around during the day as long as they had a reasonable coop for them to sleep in.

Chickens do make fantastic pets, however. The kids adore them and the eggs are a million times better than even the free-range, organic, fancy eggs we get from the grocery store. If where you live has laws that allow for a larger flock and rooster(s), you might come out ahead financially. Also keep in mind that egg production changes throughout the year. We get fewer (or none) in winter, and more in summer. And hens don't lay their whole lives, so have a plan. Ours are pets. When they stop laying, we just don't get any eggs. For people who have hens for egg production, that might be when they kill and process the chicken for dinner, which is what my grandparents did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Avian flu, supply chain issues.

Some of it is localized due to specific regulations as well. ABC re: California:

“California's cage free laws implemented on Jan. 1, 2022 also contributed to especially high prices in the Golden State.

AB1437 required all eggs sold in the state come from hens living in cage-free barns. This in turn resulted in a smaller pool of sellers CA grocers can purchase eggs from, in turn driving prices up.

"You're buying from a smaller range of options in terms of where you can buy eggs from to be able to meet the regulatory conditions that are required.””

MA too. Fewer suppliers because they can only sell cage-free eggs. We pay $5.49/dozen for the house brand at my local Stop and Shop (aka Giant). Organic is at least $8.

organic doesn’t mean cruelty free fyi. Caged hens can be labeled organic. Do your research into the suppliers the company uses..

Honestly? I just want cheaper eggs. It was the state government that decided that cage-free must inherently be better in some way (although as you point out, that’s not necessarily true).

The average battery caged laying hen spends her entire life in a space the size of an 8x11 sheet of paper. Her. Entire. Life.

That’s the kind of eggs you want to put in your body? Do you not think that there is a connection between the stress endured by an animal and the quality of its bodily processes? If you were caged in a way that you couldn’t move your body or exercise or get good sleep and fresh air, how healthy do you think your baby would be?

People should pay a few bucks more and buy eggs from hens that scratched the ground outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Avian flu, supply chain issues.

Some of it is localized due to specific regulations as well. ABC re: California:

“California's cage free laws implemented on Jan. 1, 2022 also contributed to especially high prices in the Golden State.

AB1437 required all eggs sold in the state come from hens living in cage-free barns. This in turn resulted in a smaller pool of sellers CA grocers can purchase eggs from, in turn driving prices up.

"You're buying from a smaller range of options in terms of where you can buy eggs from to be able to meet the regulatory conditions that are required.””

MA too. Fewer suppliers because they can only sell cage-free eggs. We pay $5.49/dozen for the house brand at my local Stop and Shop (aka Giant). Organic is at least $8.

organic doesn’t mean cruelty free fyi. Caged hens can be labeled organic. Do your research into the suppliers the company uses..

Honestly? I just want cheaper eggs. It was the state government that decided that cage-free must inherently be better in some way (although as you point out, that’s not necessarily true).

The average battery caged laying hen spends her entire life in a space the size of an 8x11 sheet of paper. Her. Entire. Life.

That’s the kind of eggs you want to put in your body? Do you not think that there is a connection between the stress endured by an animal and the quality of its bodily processes? If you were caged in a way that you couldn’t move your body or exercise or get good sleep and fresh air, how healthy do you think your baby would be?

People should pay a few bucks more and buy eggs from hens that scratched the ground outside.

Sure, we should always take the hit while the corporations get rich that's the american way. I'm feeding two on a $70/week grocery budget so prices actually matter to me.

[Anonymous]

Not the pp, but here's a link regarding record profits.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/13/business/egg-prices-cal-maine-foods/index.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just got home from Costco in Fairfax. White XL Cage Free Eggs for the two dozen cartons was $6.49 or $3.25 / dozen. Brown Organic XL Eggs were $7.59 or $3.80 a dozen. Limit two cartons for each so you can walk out with 8 dozen essentially. 4 dozen white and 4 dozen brown.

I just paid $15.99 at costco for 5 dozen. It's unreal. I ate two eggs this morning and I actually felt guilty about it. I hope prices start dropping in the next few months.

[Anonymous]

If we actually had "socialism" in this country corporations wouldn't be able to bank record profits on things like eggs and gasoline. But we've decided to stick with capitalism which is fine. Just don't complain about prices when these companies are making record profits.

[Anonymous]

Wait...there is a shortage of eggs which is why they cost more, yet corporations are making record profits? How does this make sense??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just got home from Costco in Fairfax. White XL Cage Free Eggs for the two dozen cartons was $6.49 or $3.25 / dozen. Brown Organic XL Eggs were $7.59 or $3.80 a dozen. Limit two cartons for each so you can walk out with 8 dozen essentially. 4 dozen white and 4 dozen brown.

I just paid $15.99 at costco for 5 dozen. It's unreal. I ate two eggs this morning and I actually felt guilty about it. I hope prices start dropping in the next few months.

that’s 27c per egg. Your 2 eggs for your healthy breakfast cos you 54c. You felt guilt over this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just got home from Costco in Fairfax. White XL Cage Free Eggs for the two dozen cartons was $6.49 or $3.25 / dozen. Brown Organic XL Eggs were $7.59 or $3.80 a dozen. Limit two cartons for each so you can walk out with 8 dozen essentially. 4 dozen white and 4 dozen brown.

I just paid $15.99 at costco for 5 dozen. It's unreal. I ate two eggs this morning and I actually felt guilty about it. I hope prices start dropping in the next few months.

that’s 27c per egg. Your 2 eggs for your healthy breakfast cos you 54c. You felt guilt over this?

It’s irrational, I know. That’s why I commented but a year ago that same package was around eight or seven and my breakfast was a lot cheaper. I would buy eggs without a second thought.

But with the price of eggs is increasing the price of bread and baked goods, and it is a huge snowballing effect.


And I’m very lucky that I can buy these eggs, in bulk. The people who are mostly affected are the poor people who would rely on eggs being affordable and now they’re not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have backyard chickens. Given the limits of of how many I'm allowed to have (4), it's not really a money saving venture. Feed prices have increased over the past year, and because I live in suburbia I have a nice coop and not a knocked-together coop like my grandparents had for their dozen chickens. It's also not self-sustaining because I'm not allowed to have a rooster, which also means my chickens need constant human supervision when I let them out of their run, and I have a roofed, predator proof run (also more money) for them because again, no rooster to help make sure they're safe. My grandparents had roosters with their chickens, so were fine with fencing where the chickens could range around during the day as long as they had a reasonable coop for them to sleep in.

Chickens do make fantastic pets, however. The kids adore them and the eggs are a million times better than even the free-range, organic, fancy eggs we get from the grocery store. If where you live has laws that allow for a larger flock and rooster(s), you might come out ahead financially. Also keep in mind that egg production changes throughout the year. We get fewer (or none) in winter, and more in summer. And hens don't lay their whole lives, so have a plan. Ours are pets. When they stop laying, we just don't get any eggs. For people who have hens for egg production, that might be when they kill and process the chicken for dinner, which is what my grandparents did.

I heard that oatmeal with herbs increases production during winter FYI.
I am jealous of your chickens. I want some so bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just got home from Costco in Fairfax. White XL Cage Free Eggs for the two dozen cartons was $6.49 or $3.25 / dozen. Brown Organic XL Eggs were $7.59 or $3.80 a dozen. Limit two cartons for each so you can walk out with 8 dozen essentially. 4 dozen white and 4 dozen brown.

I just paid $15.99 at costco for 5 dozen. It's unreal. I ate two eggs this morning and I actually felt guilty about it. I hope prices start dropping in the next few months.

Sadly, I do not have a Costco membership...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I paid $4.99. Good time to go vegan.

+1. I went vegan a while ago and food is so cheap now. It's so easy to buy bulk grains and beans/lentils and save a boatload.

[Anonymous]

Many of you are ignorant on just how the government defines as cage free.

You should watch Super Size Me 2 to get quite an education on the poultry industry.

Also maybe take an economics class on profits versus profit margins. You bandy about record profits as if they are a bad thing yet you show your ignorance about profit margins. Delve deep into those percentages.