Posted on 04/10/2025 3:23:37 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks....
....The farms that had fall outbreaks have been working to resume egg production after sanitizing their barns and raising new flocks, but chickens must be about six months old before they start laying eggs. Thompson said those farms did not come back online as quickly as anticipated.
The increase reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and businesses that rely on eggs might not get much immediate relief. Demand for eggs is typically elevated until after Easter, which falls on April 20....
....The Agriculture Department tried to find egg imports to add to the supply and nearly 4 million dozens of eggs were brought into the country in February. But egg traders saw an opportunity with the high prices and 7.6 million dozens were exported. Numbers for March were not yet available.
Earlier this week, Cal-Maine acknowledged it is being investigated by the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice, which is looking into egg price increases. Cal-Maine said it is cooperating with the investigation.
Industry experts were expecting the index to reflect a drop in retail egg prices because wholesale egg prices fell significantly in March. University of Arkansas agricultural economist Jada Thompson said the wholesale prices did not start dropping until mid-March, so there may not have been enough time for the average price for the month to decline. And grocery stores may not have immediately passed on the lower prices.
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President Trump was trying to help all Americans and the wholesalers screwed him over.
Egg prices have been dropping for two weeks where I live.....the ap is full of shit.
Up here in NH eggs are back down to $5. That’s down. They were $9.99 a dozen in January.
“egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23...”
Under $5 a dozen as of yesterday where I am......again, the ap is full of shit.
They reached $9 under Biden here in PA. $6 is a decrease.
Yes, they are...DOWN $2.50/dozen locally.
BS.
Bought some today for $2.99 per dozen.
Locally we are down from 7 a dozen to 5 a dozen.
But, since the AP tells me otherwise, I’ll offer 8 a dozen to the store.
Because the AP is always right and NEVER lies.
Fake News...trying to make us do what?? Revolt?? I’ll just buy more chocolate eggs. ;-)
Probably bullshit.
“Dashing hopes”?! FUAP
Well, you march RIGHT back to the store and give them their 7.99 per dozen! The AP never lies! So it's gotta be you!
The AP, tomorrow, will report that the new price is 75.99 a dozen, and YOU’LL PAY IT MISTER, or else!
No worries. You substitute white eggs with Cadbury, which are plentiful this time of year.
The AP knows WAY better than you what you paid!!! Don't you DARE think otherwise!!!
Cadbury eggs are $488.99 a dozen. AND THE AP DECLARES IT SO!
ours never got real high $6.29/ d0z in January, $4.99 for 1 1/2 doz last week. AP needs fact checking
I’m so contrarian
Look, you keep lying like that and the AP POLICE will come for you. They demand that eggs are 19.99 a dozen. SO QUIT LYING.
Contrarian attitudes will cost another 14%. 😁
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