Posted on 01/27/2025 4:43:18 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
Along with all the changes we’ve seen across the country in the early throws of 2025, consumers have been warned to expect some record-high egg prices in the United States.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) price outlook, egg prices are predicted to increase by 20.3 percent by the end of 2025. This isn’t necessarily a surprise, since retail egg prices were up by 8.4 percent in December.
The elevated egg prices come after the 2022 outbreak of bird flu, which led to more than 20 million egg-laying chickens dying in the U.S. during the last quarter of 2024.
Retail egg prices are also 36.8 percent higher in December 2024 than they were in December 2023, according to the Consumer Price Index. A dozen large, grade-A eggs cost an average of $4.16 in December 2024, which was a noteable rise from the previous months, with the same carton costing $3.60 and $3.37 in November and October 2024, respectively.
“Not to be the bearer of bad news, but we’re in this for a while,” Emily Metz, president and CEO of the American Egg Board, said in a statement. “Until we have time without a detection, unfortunately, this very, very tight egg supply is going to continue.”
The current bird flu outbreak that began in February 2022 has led to the slaughter of more than 111 million birds, mostly egg-laying chickens. Anytime the virus is found, every bird on a farm is killed to limit the spread of the disease........
“We’re having to move eggs from other areas of the country that are producing cage-free to cover that low supply in those states because those states only allow for cage-free eggs to be sold,” Metz previously said in a statement.
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cut out the toast and/or butter.
I think they are underestimating the time required to rebuild culled flocks. Remember, the first farmers to market will get 5 times the regular price for their eggs.
Kill another zillion chickens for a BS virus.
The majority of us are not ruled by the price of eggs.
only cage free eggs can be sold in Michigan? That’s law?
Horse hockey.
They KILL the entire flock when any bird flu whatsoever is detected to 'protect us.'
This is government run amok.
This spread of bird flu seems as natural as all of the natural forest fires in California.
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Egg production became centralized, and that worked when energy prices were low: delivery costs were lower.
When energy prices climbed, the centralized egg production locations became - effectively - a bit too far away.
I’ll stick to bacon. A cheaper alternative to eggs.
When placed in writing, fictional reasons become fact ……
Exactly. They don’t even care if the birds are immune, have it, or don’t. This is swatting gnats with a cannon. Evil government idiots.
I wonder if the Zeepers will blame Trump for the egg prices? After all, they blame Putin when the same happened in Russia. I kind of doubt it, since being consistent is not one of their strong points.
The eggs I buy at Walmart have already come down from their (Biden) high...
One chicken supposedly has “bird flu” and these nitwits murder a whole flock of millions. Maybe...just maybe...some of those murdered birds have immunity fully or to some degree and would survive. But no...the government nitwits want to destroy them all...MINIMIZING THE PROBABLILITY THAT CHICKENS USING THEIR NATURAL IMMUNITY WOULD DEVELOP IMMUNITY. Government nitwittery at its “best”.
These idiots so badly want people to have to rely on “manufactured” meat.
I paid $4.17 at Walmart...I bought 2 dozen at that price. I boil a lot of eggs and use for salad or sandwiches.
"One chicken supposedly has 'bird flu' and these nitwits murder a whole flock of millions."Is the other problem with centralized production.
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