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Increasing egg prices have Americans scrambling
CBS News ^ | February 1, 2025 | CBS News

Posted on 02/04/2025 10:23:13 AM PST by Trump20162020

The "CBS News MoneyWatch Price Tracker" shows that a dozen eggs cost, on average, $4.15, compared to $2.51 a year ago, an increase of 65%. Hold onto your shopping carts because that number is expected to get even worse.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: egg; eggs
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1 posted on 02/04/2025 10:23:13 AM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

buy a freaking chicken and have all you want for next to nothing.


2 posted on 02/04/2025 10:24:25 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Trump20162020

Buy eggs from people who have chickens. Stop funding Big Ag, go local


3 posted on 02/04/2025 10:25:29 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Uh... Have you seen chicken feed prices lately? It’s not..... chicken feed.


4 posted on 02/04/2025 10:25:48 AM PST by stevio (Fight until you die!)
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To: Trump20162020

And then just like that, CBS discovered high prices.


5 posted on 02/04/2025 10:25:58 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: Trump20162020

Sen Kennedy’s talk about liking Omelettes leaves leftists Shell-shocked.

Stick a fork in ‘em, they’re poached.


6 posted on 02/04/2025 10:26:11 AM PST by C210N (Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
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To: stevio

no, I haven’t had chickens in decades, but it used to be really really cheap


7 posted on 02/04/2025 10:26:50 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Trump20162020

I’m not scrambling. I’m easily over it.


8 posted on 02/04/2025 10:27:13 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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9 posted on 02/04/2025 10:27:14 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: stevio

What about grass-feeding?


10 posted on 02/04/2025 10:27:34 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Trump20162020

The only eggs I buy are the pickled ones at Costco and a bottle lasts me a long time ,LOL


11 posted on 02/04/2025 10:28:38 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: dfwgator

They get in my wife’s garden.


12 posted on 02/04/2025 10:28:58 AM PST by stevio (Fight until you die!)
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To: stevio

Eggs-actly.


13 posted on 02/04/2025 10:29:14 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

My cat would love it if I raised a chicken in my apartment. :}

I buy pasture-raised eggs. Don’t mind paying $6.50 a dozen. My usual store was out of eggs yesterday, so I went to Trader Joe and got a dozen grade A pasture raised eggs for $4.95. Well worth it.

I’d never buy “cage free” eggs, horribly cruel conditions for hens. Plus, they feed them stuff that isn’t as good as the bugs and worms and other stuff pasture-raised hens eat on the grass. One freeper mentioned that he’s seen his hens eat a lizard. Yum.


14 posted on 02/04/2025 10:33:44 AM PST by Veto! (Kamalala Sux Rocks)
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To: FlipWilson

Yeah, just like that.


15 posted on 02/04/2025 10:33:53 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Trump20162020

Trump’s fault. He brought on the bird flu.


16 posted on 02/04/2025 10:34:49 AM PST by adorno ( )
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To: Trump20162020

Clearly the US is on the verge of collapsing. We’re doomed. (After all, since Zeepers say similar price hikes on potatoes in Russia certify immanent total collapse.)


17 posted on 02/04/2025 10:35:35 AM PST by EnderWiggin1970
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To: Trump20162020

I have a box of 60 eggs, I’m going to lightly scramble them, separate them into portions of 3 scrambled eggs and let them cool in the fridge in open sandwich bags, and then seal each bag, and put them all into a large freezer bag in the freezer.


18 posted on 02/04/2025 10:36:24 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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World’s Top Egg Exporters

Netherlands
At the top of the whole egg export list is Netherlands. This country exports $786,193,000 worth of eggs annually. In fact, about 66% of the eggs produced in the country are exported. Manufacturers are experts in production, grading, and packing. The majority of its egg exports go to Germany.

United States
Number 2 on this list is the US. Egg exports from the US equal around $515,351,000. The top 3 egg producing states within the country are Iowa, Ohio, and Indiana. The largest importers of US eggs are Mexico, Hong Kong, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada. These countries have been increasing their egg imports over the last few years.

Poland
After the US, Poland makes the list in the 3rd place. This country exports $278,352,000 in eggs every year. Poland has increased poultry production over the last five years, and that increased focus has overflown to egg production as well. Its major importers are European Union members and demands for eggs have been on the rise here.

Turkey
Turkey is number 4 with $273,457,000 in shell egg exports. This country has intentionally worked to improve its egg industry and has made great in production infrastructure since the 1970’s. It has a unique geographic advantage which makes it a fast exporter to its major market partners. Iraq and Syria are its main importers while EU members follow closely behind.

Germany
In 5th place, Germany exports $262,129,000 worth of eggs yearly. As seen in the case of other European countries, its top importers are all EU members. Nearly 50% of German egg exports go to the Netherlands.

Other Exporters
Other top shell egg exporters are mainly in Europe w/ 2 more Asian countries on the list.
Spain ($201,233,000), France ($177,411,000), China ($174,262,000), Belgium ($172,516,000), United Kingdom ($134,354,000), and Malaysia ($125,650,000). Other contenders for top egg exporters come in under the $100 million mark and are: Brazil ($73,284,000), Portugal ($54,489,000), Hungary ($52,527,000), and India ($49,859,0000).


19 posted on 02/04/2025 10:37:27 AM PST by Liz
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To: Trump20162020

We need to make ostriches the new chickens.

One ostrich egg feeds a whole neighborhood.


20 posted on 02/04/2025 10:38:34 AM PST by adorno ( )
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