One egg/producing group is alleging that others are using the avian flu as an excuse to gouge. Their gross profits were up 600% last year.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellenierenberg/2023/01/27/cracking-open-the-issue-of-high-egg-prices/

“But the industry’s numbers don’t quite line up. In a recent open letter to the Federal Trade Commission, the nonprofit Farm Action alleges that the country’s dominant egg producers are using the avian flu as an excuse to engage in "apparent price gouging, price coordination, and other unfair or deceptive acts or practices.”

One of the country’s largest egg producers is Cal-Maine FoodsCALM, which controls about 20 percent of the egg market through brands like Eggland’s Best and Land O’Lakes eggs. Their gross profits, Farm Action notes, were up over 600 percent compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, even during the avian flu outbreak in 2020, the USDA’s Economic Research Service noted that egg price increases were "much larger than the decreases in production" caused by avian flu.“

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Anonymous wrote:For 7$ you can get 24 at costco. At TJs you can get 12 organic for 3.50. Don't go to weggmans. Same chickens poop out all the eggs.

Went to Costco yesterday. Completely sold out. Shortage is hitting Costco.

No. It's hoarders who buy six dozen eggs. Idiots!

Also, plenty of eggs at my local Giant and Safeway.

We're not allowed to buy more than two dozen at a time where we are.

I saw a famy of six--mother, father and four children, each with two dozen eggs checking out. There is nothing the store management can do about this.

That is not against the rules-it's 2dz per person right? Kids are people. It's not 2dz per address. And they will certainly use them-a family of 6 can use a dozen in one pan of scrambled eggs.

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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.

You can not be this stupid.

Do you not understand how much the egg companies are gouging?

Eggs are still some of the best proteins. Stop shopping at Weggmans.

Please explain eggsactly how the companies are “gouging”? The price of feed is up. The decimation of flocks due to avian flu. The price of diesel is up. The demand is high created by all this panic buying and simple economics means supply low and d land high, prices go up.

Then someone ignorant about profit margins will go on and on about record profits and call it gouging.

Are they making record profits or not?

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.

Are you aware of the avian flu? Do you know what the economy is? So much nonsense here I can’t tell.

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.

you are right! He should dictate how much eggs can cost. Socialism now!

Yes we did the whole egg price thing in here the other day

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.

I laugh when conservatives, who allegedly revere capitalism and the free market, betray that they don't actually understand what that means.

And yes, you are a conservative. The "dear leader" gives it away.

Eggs are the new Covid toilet paper.
My friend has chickens in her backyard and I admit now I think she’s wise. I’ve stopped buying organic and now just get regular eggs rather than reducing, because they’re a substantial part of our weekly menu.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe this is our cue to cut back on animal products.

I agree with this. I’d rather buy fewer, more expensive eggs from local family farms than $3/dozen eggs from Walmart where the suppliers are keeping the hens in atrocious conditions.

that's not what PP was saying though.

I'm looking at the website for my local (VA) Wegmans and organic eggs are less than $5. They are on sale 2 for $9.

Eggs are still $5/dozen at my local farmer’s market 🤷‍♀️ good eggs too

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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.

You can not be this stupid.

Do you not understand how much the egg companies are gouging?

Eggs are still some of the best proteins. Stop shopping at Weggmans.

Imagine being this ignorant…

I cannot.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this is our cue to cut back on animal products.

I agree with this. I’d rather buy fewer, more expensive eggs from local family farms than $3/dozen eggs from Walmart where the suppliers are keeping the hens in atrocious conditions.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this is our cue to cut back on animal products.

And the price of spinach, beans and tofu would sky rocket instead

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this is our cue to cut back on animal products.

No one asked you. Take your vegan sentiments to another thread.