Posted on 04/01/2024 9:48:48 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Just in time for Easter too.
In 2023, egg prices hit an all-time high, topping out at about $7 per dozen in some parts of the country. That number was reached thanks to a perfect storm of inflation and a severe bird flu epidemic. Fortunately, by mid-summer, prices had returned to somewhat normal rates. But, according to new reports, we may be headed for yet another expensive egg season, just in time for Easter.
According to Nerdwallet, egg prices are once again on the rise due to another outbreak of bird flu and inclement weather. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that " highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) viruses have been detected in U.S. wild aquatic birds, commercial poultry, and backyard or hobbyist flocks beginning in January 2022." To date, it has affected more than 82 million birds across 48 states.
Nerdwallet pointed to the latest Consumer Price Index, which showed that egg prices increased 5.8% from January to February alone. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) additionally shows that the average cost of a dozen Grade A eggs rose from $2.52 in January to $3 in February. And all this is happening just a week before the Easter holiday, a time when people purchase around 180 million eggs a year, according to Business Insider.
Egg Smuggling Is on the Rise at the US Border as Prices Soar "Typically, as we go into Easter, you see a lot of promotional activity and ads for Easter," Brian Moscogiuri, a global trade strategist at Eggs Unlimited, shared with Axios. "We're not seeing as much of that this year because of those price levels that we're coming off of."
The good news is, as Moscogiuri noted, the demand for eggs usually sharply falls after Easter, rising only again during the winter holidays. Additionally, the USDA's Food Price Outlook for 2024 reported that although all food prices are "predicted to increase 2.9 percent, with a prediction interval of 0.5 to 5.3 percent," in general, "food prices are expected to continue to decelerate in 2024." The report added that egg prices are predicted to decrease 2.8 percent in 2024, "with a prediction interval of -17.2 to 14.6 percent." This wide prediction, the USDA said, reflects the "volatility in retail egg prices." But hey, at least it's better than 2023. Right?
Funny, I get about three dozen a day from my hens and can’t even give them away.
My wife and I go through about four dozen eggs a week (with me having most of them). Fortunately we have a lot of local farms to go to and we also have a friend who will bring surplus ones over to us as he knows how much I like eggs!
[[Egg Smuggling Is on the Rise at the US Border as Prices Soar]]
I never in my wildest thoughts imagined that “Egg Smuggling” woudl become a thing of necessity in one of the most advanced nations on earth
Yay Third World Poverty! The middle class are becoming just like poor nations now- maybe the nations that hate us won’t anymore? yeah right!
I have the same problem with the Tomatoes come late July. You can’t give them away. :)
A squad called “The Uncrackables” needs to be formed to stop the egg smuggling racket.
spend a day canning them and making tomato sauce - you'll have enough for a year! And people like receiving a jar of sauce as a gift!
I am spending about $40 a month to feed my chickens now, up from about $25. We get 8-12 eggs daily
“severe bird flu epidemic”
I follow this one “kook” on X (Twitter) who has this elaborate theory about the real pandemic being caused by a particular variant of avian flu called H7N9. The only reason I follow him is because Kevin McKernan (genomics expert) follows him. When another scientist asked McKernan why he would follow a “kook” he just said he found his theory somewhat interesting. H7N9 is much more lethal than covid.
John Cullen 🐓
@I_Am_JohnCullen
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Mar 31
Replying to
@I_Am_JohnCullen
“Maybe, Kayleigh was right?
Maybe, the virus in China and the virus in New York were not the same?”
Sure doesn’t look like the same virus..
https://twitter.com/I_Am_JohnCullen/status/1774472727652405647
I grow a few hundred pounds of tomatoes every year, my wife makes big batches of marinara with them and we put it vacuum sealed freezer packs that last us all year usually
By Reuters Fact Check
May 4, 20223:21 PM EDT
EXCERPTS:
Social media users are sharing the claim that there is a planned increase in fires at food processing plants to purposefully create food shortages. However, there is no evidence to support this claim.
Examples can be seen (here) and (here).
The text in one post reads: "Food processing plants don't just "accidentally" burn down at this rate and they certainly don't "coincidentally" become landing pads for plane crashes at the rate they are. Our food supply is under attack in America. The question is---by who?"
One image (here) lists 12 fire incidents in food processing plants around the country.
There is no evidence to suggest that any of these fires were premeditated in an effort to create a food shortage.
Fact checkers Snopes (here) and Logically (here) have debunked the claim.
U.S. News & World Report (here) and WCNC (here) have also debunked the claim.
WCNC linked to further reports on several of the 2022 incidents, noting most were accidental or did not have any indication of foul play (here).
Likewise, Reuters did not find any evidence that the 2022 incidents were intentional or planned for the sake of creating food shortages, and fires at food processing plants are not uncommon. Past examples can be seen (here) (here) (here) (here) (here).
The USDA told Reuters via email that the claims saying these fires were caused by arsons are false.
Senior Vice President of Communications at the National Chicken Council Tom Super told Reuters via email that the claims seemed to be "fake news."
"I can only speak for chicken, but like any manufacturing plant/industry, there are generally a few fires that occur each year across the country. The majority of them are accidental and are contained rather quickly. And certainly not enough to affect the chicken supply," Super said.
A representative for General Mills, one of the companies named in the posts being shared, told Reuters via email that the company has not "experienced any arson at our manufacturing facilities."
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Complied list of nearly 100 fires from 2021 and 2022 from Rumble:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4219902/posts?page=15#15
We have a Zeeper who will just be mortified by this news.
A Zeeper is someone who is against communism?
No Zeepers participate in it.
If I didn’t have bird dogs I would get chickens. I love eggs.
that’s a crackin good idea- Elliot Nest Can head it up
they are more expensive b/c stores are getting away with raising prices.
As soon as chickens are paid $20/hour, egg prices will drop precipitously.
Thank You!
I already hand out @ 15 Jars of Horseradish every Christmas.
I’ll look into Freeze Packs also.
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