I saw a grocery store yesterday that was completely cleaned out of eggs - and another shopper who heard my exclamation about the empty egg shelves told me that the local Walmart was cleaned out, too...
I saw a grocery store yesterday that was completely cleaned out of eggs - and another shopper who heard my exclamation about the empty egg shelves told me that the local Walmart was cleaned out, too...
DH said that a box of 18 yesterday at Walmart was $20. Probably some kind of specialty brand. I’m not sure.
“Eggs in some parts of the US are $7.00 a dozen - IF you can get them.”
I hear that eggs are now cheaper in MOSCOW than in the US. Gotta hand it to Putin to get the prices under control. An example of LEADERSHIP.
As of December 2024, the average US price for a dozen large eggs is $3.65.
My local Walmart (eastern PA) sells a dozen large white eggs for $4.00.
The nearby upscale Giant Foods sells them for about $5.70.
There are no shortages I've heard of.
In 2019 US eggs averaged around $1.40 per dozen.
In Moscow, eggs averaged about $1.00 per dozen in 2021.
In Moscow today eggs average about $1.40 per dozen.
If that sounds relatively cheap, then remember that the average (median) American earns 12 times more ($71,000/year) than the average Russian ($5,500/yr).
In the affluent Moscow region, the median income is nearly $7,000/yr.
So, relative to median incomes, Moscow eggs cost the equivalent of $17 ($1.40 X 12) per dozen today, and there are many reports of shortages, plus special packaging to prevent food staples from being stolen.