Posted on 12/06/2023 10:48:58 AM PST by daniel1212
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal jury in Illinois ordered $17.7 million in damages — an amount tripled to more than $53 million under federal law...
The jury ruled last week that the egg producers used various means to limit the domestic supply of eggs to increase the price of products during the 2000s. The time frame of the conspiracy was an issue throughout the case; jurors ultimately determined damages occurred between 2004 and 2008...
Food manufacturers joining as plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the egg producers are Kraft Foods Global, Inc., The Kellogg Company, General Mills, Inc. and Nestle USA, Inc. The jury found the egg suppliers who participated in the conspiracy were Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., United Egg Producers, Inc., United States Egg Marketers, Inc. and Rose Acre Farms, Inc.,
How eggciting.............
The yolk’s on you.
Woo Hoo! When can WE expect our checks? Christmas is approaching quickly......
Expect higher prices. Might be good for folks working at these entities to have their resumes updated.
Hearing from many chicken owners, it seemed to be the feed causing hens not to lay. When their diet was switched from the certain industrial feed to scraps and foraging they started laying again.
I think they egg-aggerate the problem...........
Was the bird flu real?
I thought it was. Went from about 15 owls in my backyard to one.
Really enjoyed having them there.
Eggzackley................
I do know during that time that the biggest part of the price was the cost of the carton. Same with milk, the largest part of the price of milk is the cost of the bottle.
Which is why buying four quarts is more then buying one gallon. More food quality resin and energy is used to blow four quart bottles rather then one gallon bottle.
And the price of a heavy plastic bottle, like with the chugs, really raises the price.
So there you go. More then you ever actually wanted to know about the price of eggs and milk.
Did they find who hatched this plan.
HA! The little people, who always end up getting screwed the most, will not see a dime of recompense.
When we can, we get eggs locally from the farmers.
We have a milk supply nearby for farm fresh milk.
But, but, but......fair and equal and stuff! 😁
“Was the bird flu real? Went from about 15 owls in my backyard to one.”
Did the real bird fly?
Are you sure you’re not egg-saggerating? Maybe they did not egg-spire but just egg-sitted your yard to get some eggs-ercise?
*can’t decide if I like or hate these type threads*
Eggs are only for family consumption although that expands quite a bit in the summer.
Our neighbor raises chickens and sells the eggs at our fruit and veggie stand in the summer. You get a $0.25 discount on your eggs if you bring your own carton.
Does this mean we can sue the oil companies?
Only if you want to drive up the cost of fuels..................
But they can already do that at will... and do....
Perhaps the eggs were so expensive for the last few years because Big Egg knew this day was coming.
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