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Anonymous wrote:$8.99 per dozen at Giant McLean

$6.99 at Lidl less than 1 mile down the road. It matters where one shops.

Rockville Giant was about $9 too. No eggs for us this week...

Anonymous wrote:$8.99 per dozen at Giant McLean

$6.99 at Lidl less than 1 mile down the road. It matters where one shops.

$8.99 per dozen at Giant McLean

In ny, the bodegas are selling "loosies", 2-3 eggs in a sandwich bag for those who can't buy a whole dozen. It's like in prison when you buy a single cigarette instead of a pack. America is not Great when you have to buy eggs one at a time.

Our local organic grocery that is independently owned was charging $11.99 for a dozen.

Price sounds about right.

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Anonymous wrote:Visit farmer's markets.

Eggs at me relatives are sold for around $4 a dozen for actual free range chickens. Unwashed, so you don't even have to store in the fridge if you don't want to.

It's the big corporate places where prices have gone up, due to them having to kill millions of chickens with avian flu in those close quarter locations and factories.

Farmer’s market sellers don’t have the same stringency for monitoring flocks for avian flu - I stopped buying local eggs for now because we have such big populations of wild waterfowl nearby, so I have less confidence that they are avian flu free. Cook your eggs thoroughly!

None of this is true. Educate yourself so you can make informed decisions.

Farm eggs are not inspected by the fda like grocery store eggs are. Perhaps you should educate yourself before posting.

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2025/02/25/egg-shortage-texas-backyard-chickens-eggs-bird-flu-outbreak/80030413007/

FDA will likely be improving under RFK's watch, so that's good. In the past few decades it has been hit or miss and overall mostly useless.

The USDA is in charge of our food supply, and also Mump fired a lot of people in the FDA, USDA, and CDC -- all the agencies in charge of health crises and our food supply.

MAGA /s

I was heartened to see eggs in good supply at Whole Foods in the Kentlands this morning. Last Sunday there were not a few cartons of the super expensive ones. Today there were numerous options — cheapest was $4.99 a dozen. In case anyone is looking for

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone used powdered eggs?
These are for sale online and they seem to be cheaper

Not any cheaper per ounce than real eggs. They are made from real eggs often minus the yolk, so the labor and loss of material adds to the cost, even when manufactured in bulk.
But it's better for long term storage than eggs, as even glassed eggs only last about 18 months fresh.

Just avoid any powdered eggs with preservatives or artificial sweeteners such as Stevia or Sucralose!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Visit farmer's markets.

Eggs at me relatives are sold for around $4 a dozen for actual free range chickens. Unwashed, so you don't even have to store in the fridge if you don't want to.

It's the big corporate places where prices have gone up, due to them having to kill millions of chickens with avian flu in those close quarter locations and factories.

Farmer’s market sellers don’t have the same stringency for monitoring flocks for avian flu - I stopped buying local eggs for now because we have such big populations of wild waterfowl nearby, so I have less confidence that they are avian flu free. Cook your eggs thoroughly!

None of this is true. Educate yourself so you can make informed decisions.

Farm eggs are not inspected by the fda like grocery store eggs are. Perhaps you should educate yourself before posting.

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2025/02/25/egg-shortage-texas-backyard-chickens-eggs-bird-flu-outbreak/80030413007/

FDA will likely be improving under RFK's watch, so that's good. In the past few decades it has been hit or miss and overall mostly useless.

Has anyone used powdered eggs?
These are for sale online and they seem to be cheaper

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Visit farmer's markets.

Eggs at me relatives are sold for around $4 a dozen for actual free range chickens. Unwashed, so you don't even have to store in the fridge if you don't want to.

It's the big corporate places where prices have gone up, due to them having to kill millions of chickens with avian flu in those close quarter locations and factories.

Farmer’s market sellers don’t have the same stringency for monitoring flocks for avian flu - I stopped buying local eggs for now because we have such big populations of wild waterfowl nearby, so I have less confidence that they are avian flu free. Cook your eggs thoroughly!

None of this is true. Educate yourself so you can make informed decisions.

Farm eggs are not inspected by the fda like grocery store eggs are. Perhaps you should educate yourself before posting.

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/healthcare/2025/02/25/egg-shortage-texas-backyard-chickens-eggs-bird-flu-outbreak/80030413007/

This graph says it all. Egg prices are very high, but we had a spike in 2023, also due to avian flu. The difference this time is that egg prices won’t stabilize until April, and that’s only if we get a handle on avian flu. The problem is that there are so many wildlife reservoirs and now potential domestic reservoirs (cows).

https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_consumer_price_index_eggs

Went to Lidl in McLean last night, $6.29 a dozen eggs, pasture raised, no antibiotics, limit 2.

Also, organic, grass fed ground beef $6.30/ pound.

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Anonymous wrote:But our dear leader just said in Springfield that our economy is doing great. Forget the fact that you cannot even find eggs in some states for weeks, be grateful that we can at least buy them at the top dollars.

Inflation is real, but the egg shortage is due to bird flu. It's not about the economy

He is responsible for handling the avian influenza and he is doing nothing but firing the people who can stop it.