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Egg prices have plummeted. That’s great news for consumers — and a crisis for farmers.
CNN ^ | 2/20 | By Vanessa Yurkevich

Posted on 02/20/2026 11:20:28 AM PST by MrRelevant

The cost of eggs for consumers is 34% lower than last year, according to January’s consumer price index. But for farmers, they have too many eggs selling at rock bottom prices.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: agriculture; cnn; cnnsedition; destroycnn; eggs; enemieslist; enemycombatant; enemyjournalist; farming; food; marcuseggimus; pulltheirfcclicense; vanessayurkevich

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To: SPDSHDW

Diesel fuel is still higher priced than gasoline in most areas...blame your Gov for that-due to the pollution requirements.


41 posted on 02/20/2026 1:48:45 PM PST by kaktuskid
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To: MrRelevant

They now know people will pay 5$+ for a dozen plain white eggs.

Prices will rise to capture that easy delta.

That’s how prices work in a market.


42 posted on 02/20/2026 1:49:19 PM PST by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
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To: MrRelevant

We have 17 chickens in our flock right now. Over the last 7 years that number fluctuates here and there. Some die, get replaced, we’ll lose a few to coyotes sometimes. It’s a hazard if you let them free range. The free ranging is better for them. My property abuts a 600 acres nature preserve. Lots of creatures want to kill your chickens - coyotes, fisher cats, hawks, black bears, etc. You have to be vigilant. In any event, my engineer wife tracks and weighs every egg we collect. We’ve collected over 12,000. The eggs are delicious and when you have 3 large sons the extra food helps. My oldest, a big football and rugby player (he’s captain of the University of Michigan rugby team) ate 4 or 5 eggs every day for the 4 years he was in high school. We never have to buy eggs. All those years they were expensive didn’t affect us. We used to sell a dozen for $6 when we had extra. We would sell out immediately.


43 posted on 02/20/2026 1:52:00 PM PST by strider44
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To: unixfox

Didn’t President Trump say he’s going to import more south American beef to lower prices?


44 posted on 02/20/2026 1:55:20 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: MrRelevant

Liberals just like to bitch, bitch, bitch. Never happy.

The very first thing they starting complaining about the day after Trump took office was egg prices.


45 posted on 02/20/2026 1:59:21 PM PST by CodeToad
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To: Theoria

2% annual inflation is normal according to Federal Reserve.


46 posted on 02/20/2026 2:27:12 PM PST by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship says Bhagavad Geeta. Instead of praying do work and get richer.)
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To: Bobbyvotes

$2.99 at Safeway-with coupon. You get 18 of them.


47 posted on 02/20/2026 2:34:19 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: strider44

My parents in India always had water buffalo and chicken on the property. Water buffalo milk is richer & creamier than cow milk. The chicken foraged on the property and I still remember the delicious tasting eggs.


48 posted on 02/20/2026 2:35:09 PM PST by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship says Bhagavad Geeta. Instead of praying do work and get richer.)
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To: Frank Drebin

I’m enjoying my CHEAP daily breakfast of 2 XL poached eggs on a generously butter-slathered slice of sourdough toast, garnished with salt, pepper (fresh-ground, of course) and grated parmesan cheese. Ta die for, I tell yah! Bon appetit!


49 posted on 02/20/2026 2:49:03 PM PST by pingman (Hi Ho Silver! AWAY!)
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To: Bobbyvotes

But we don’t have 2 percent, its higher. That’s the hamster wheel mentality of merely chasing the the status quo while we inflate away.


50 posted on 02/20/2026 2:49:26 PM PST by Theoria
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To: MrRelevant

First, Trump over-corrected Global Warming.

Now, he over-corrected Inflation. Can’t he stop fixing things! /s


51 posted on 02/20/2026 3:00:57 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: Bobbyvotes

I live in a suburb of Boston, we have 2.5 acres and abut a huge wilderness area. Chickens are allowed, goats would be too I think, but I’m pretty sure we can’t have larger farm animals. So no water buffalo for us! But the eggs are awesome


52 posted on 02/20/2026 3:02:06 PM PST by strider44
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To: jcon40
A dollar an egg?

Great Jumping Jehoshaphat!

At the highest you could buy free range eggs around here for four dollars a dozen. Most of us never sold for above three. Three-fifty if we had to provide the carton.

We mostly still sell for the same price.

53 posted on 02/20/2026 3:51:08 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: Theoria

2.2 to 2.4%


54 posted on 02/20/2026 3:57:09 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: MrRelevant

It’s CNN ... everything is a crisis and only More Big Government can help.


55 posted on 02/20/2026 4:00:45 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: MrRelevant
I buy the 60 count egg carton at Walmart.
When prices went way up they were about $30.
A few weeks ago they were about $14.
Just checked and they were $10.
56 posted on 02/20/2026 5:00:59 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, the Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: MrRelevant

Egg prices too high- bad for consumers. Egg prices too low - bad for farmers. IS. there no happy medium lol?!


57 posted on 02/20/2026 5:37:59 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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To: MrRelevant

One of the egg farms near where I live claims 14 million hens and 11 million eggs produced every day. That’s three locations, I think. Imagine the logistics...


58 posted on 02/20/2026 5:45:46 PM PST by Quickgun (I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
IOW, egg prices too high? We blame Trump. Egg prices back in line? We Blame Trump.

59 posted on 02/21/2026 5:50:38 AM PST by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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