Egg prices expected to rise more than 40 percent in 2025
Summary
Egg prices are projected to rise by 41% in 2025, according to the USDA, following an already steep increase due to a severe bird flu outbreak that reduced egg-laying hen populations.
The current average price per dozen is nearly $5, with some areas seeing prices as high as $10. Restaurants like Waffle House and Denny's have added surcharges.
Meanwhile, the USDA mistakenly fired key bird flu response workers, sparking criticism.
Trump stated his administration will take action but has offered no specifics.
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No. No they didn't.
They fired people to try to free money for more tax breaks for the top 1% with zero concern if these people were needed or useful.
They are enemies of the US, their goal is to weaken it, and we are under attack.
That said, they care about enriching themselves and their loyal buddies more than anything else.
"It's easier to fool a man than to convince him he'd been fooled." - Mark Twain
Look at how insanely difficult, if not impossible, our job is at educating these morons on how they're being taken for a ride by conmen. The longer it goes on the more they'd have to admit they're wrong about, which makes it even less likely they'll realize it.
Being a useful idiot is really a sunk-cost fallacy on a life scale.
Take it back take it back 😭
(An example of a recent morning mood: “Well we weren’t nuked last night!”)
Nuclear weapons? Nah I think it should have happened by now if it was going to. The government needs to selectively kill some of us, because if it killed all of us there would be no one left to enslave.
Except you are up against all the money and power of the top oligarchs and all of Putin's psyops resources. They control the MSM and the main stream social media, (MSSM).
The brain washing is strong.
The less eggs you can afford to buy increases the supply for the people who do not need to worry about the price of eggs.
Meanwhile in Trudeau's socialist nightmare, where eggs are under
kolkhozsupply management, I pay $5.25 USD... for 18 eggs.I normally get extra large eggs, but I just got some extra extra large eggs for 5.25$ Canadian. A dozen.
You really hate chickens buttholes dont you?^^
Which is about what I was paying in Chicago back in '22. I remember Roundy's (Mariano's/Kroger's house brand) 18 Large Brown eggs was USD $4.99 before tax.
As an egg-lover, this is quite the fresh hell.
Time to start putting up those trump 'i did this' stickers in supermarkets untill they ban me again.
We got chickens when facing an egg crisis here in NZ. Lovely little animals. It's been nice being able to look after and care for these creatures, knowing they are living the good life whilst consuming their eggs. Much more useful than my dumb dog.
"Knowing they are living the good life whilst consuming their eggs" is something I never thought I would hear. Anyway, are they easy to care for? I am assuming you have a big backyard where you can set them free safely.
Food, water, somewhere safe from predators at night, that's all they really need
While it's not ideal, chickens can live and enjoy a shockingly small space for the majority of their day. Most coops come with a small run area intended to be where your chickens live most of the time, being let out to free range for an hour or two in the evenings is a common way of raising chickens safely while gone from home (like when at work)
Personally: my area doesn't have chicken predators I need to worry about (not for adults, anyway) so we raise the young chicks inside in a brooder area we have set up and when they get full-feathered they're ready to go outside with the other girls. We made a pen for our goats that the chickens ended up taking over so we bolt a new roost bar in there and the chickens do their pecking order stuff, and we've got more eggs than we can handle rn, though they're scattered throughout our yard lol
Yes, but isn’t the upkeep of chickens pricey? People I know that raise them say it is. I don’t have chickens, so I’m not sure. Maybe it’s different in America?
Bag of food that lasts a week is 12 bucks for me, I have ~14 layers at 4-6 eggs a week for each bird. Water is the other ongoing expense but it barely registers on my bill compared to human use
Sucks for Americans. I got a dozen extra extra large eggs in Canada for 5$ Canadian...
But let's be honest. 5$ for a dozen eggs is fucking nuts too. They were so much fucking cheaper not all that long ago
… I still remember when eggs were .89 for a dozen. Those were the days.
$5CAD is aboutt $3.50 USD. For jumbo eggs, i would call that aboit right. These are way larger than the "large" eggs most people are used to
I remember, not all that long ago, they were so much cheaper.
Correct. But the eggs I bought were extra-extra-large. If I wanted to get just large or medium I would have paid around 4 or less.
i don't have egg prices in my area. the grocery store simply removed the egg section
I managed to find a dozen for $4.97 yesterday. It's the best I've been able to find in some time.
For those living close to Canada, I wonder if they can cross the border to go grocery shopping.
Nonono. Remeber to declare when passing into to the Reich to get that 25% added.
If eggs were 6/dozen, and prices rose to 10/dozen... that's already a 40% increase.
so like....
yeah. I'd take that bet.
you're right. it's actually a 66% increase. Still. point stands. it's a bet I'd win.
… except it’s not.
$6 * 1.40 = $8.40
So these monsters are screwing us on the price of eggs and the math on the price of eggs!
Uh...I don't think that's right. 40% of 6 is 2.4, so it'd be $8.40/dozen
Granted, I agree that $10 a dozen seems very possible at this point
I'm regularly seeing $12+
For me it's more in the 6-10 range, the cheapest store brand are 5 something. They're saying wholesale is averaging $8 at this point
Damn, and I thought seeing around $10 here was bad.
It is. They're $2-3 in pretty much every other country
I remember buying a pack of 18 for $0.30 (pre-covid) and now the same pack cost $9-$10
Thank goodness the Orange turd is right on this in the front lines of tossing paper towels at people!
Clearly the solution is to ban trans people from existing
And as a bonus for banning trans people, they think they'll go to heaven for being good little bigots for god.
Tofu scramble is pretty good. Firm or extra firm tofu block, slice and crumble into a bowl. 1 tbsp turmeric, 1 tbsp black pepper, 1 tbsp garlic powder, mix. Cook in a pan on medium stirring occasionally, will turn yellow as it heats up. Then add key ingredient black salt (kala namak, a salt with a strong sulfur flavor) to taste. Mix in with your pan fry mix of choice, I like onion/garlic/serrano/mushroom/smoked paprika/chili powder/spinach/tomato and green pepper/cilantro added at the end. Serve with fruit and toast.
Deep fried tofu with peanut sauce is like crack.
Let.me introduce you to Thai food
Oh, I KNOW!
Oh man, if you like that, you'll really love fried chicken.
There is a local chicken chain that is also like crack:
https://ezellschicken.com/our-menu/chicken-tenders/
Why does it feel like I'm reading articles about egg prices virtually every day. I don't get why anyone cares this much.
I guess it was because the price of eggs was practically a campaigning slogan shared a lot around trump supporters.
..so? As far as I know, the prices are up due to all the bird flu cases which to my understanding has nothing to do with trump.
Sure it is partially due to bird flu. They were going up because of Covid before that.
However, the man in charge who campaigned on reducing egg prices is now slashing the departments that keep these things in check and enacting tariffs on imports that may be needed for egg production. So, he does have responsibility for the prices even if it’s not directly.
It's because eggs are one of the more universal food items. Their price sort of shows how well the economy is doing so it's a nice gauge on that sort of thing.
Because people are broke and eggs are a cheap source of protein?
*were a cheap source of protein.
If they find out that you can just not buy eggs and your life doesn't really change all that much, it's gonna be crazy for the chicken period enjoyers of the world.
People don't care about how badly chicken are treated or the amount of feed they require, they just want domething tasty to eat, all for themselves.
Choosing egg prices as your campaign slogan during an H5 endemic was already a pretty bad move and then you topped it with tariffs lol
There going to hit a dollar an egg some places in Seattle at this rate
$0.75 at the Fred Meyers already, it's already getting ridiculous.
Don't worry, shit is already priced in. Even if it goes up, you still won't make money.
https://www.investing.com/commodities/egg-futures
Now the minimum wage will be measured in eggs
In other news, you can have hens in your back yard!
Look at this rich guy here that can afford a yard.
Then you can have bird flu for free too.
Guys, I think I figured it out, the Republicans expected the variables that stores the prices to roll over once they got beyond the max allowed value and reset back to minimum.
The devs seems to have patched that exploit however...
We need to switch to farming non-avian eggs.
Mammals ain't gonna stop eating dinosaur ovum any time soon.
I switched everyone to oatmeal breakfasts and leftovers in flour tortilla. Haven't had complaints. I also have done mild( half a jalapeno for flavor) chilaquiles in a torta, or sub sandwich bread, for a savory breakfast.
I use avocado for creamyness and use whatever protein leftovers I have.
Laughs in vegan.
Or you could just go vegan🌱
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/vegan-baking-recipes
https://thelazyveganbaker.com/
https://domesticgothess.com/
I can’t afford that.
tbh at this rate, eggs are going to be more expensive than the substitutions
Sure you can.
You just don't want to because you're addicted and entitled to food you think is tasty.
Eating is entertainment for you, not survival.
Edit: And you'll get mad at anyone who calls it out :(
I don't want to just survive. I want to enjoy my life. If that's asking too much, get fucked.
So you're admitting I'm correct.
It's not about needs, it's about wants and entitlement.
What's wrong with wanting to enjoy something?
He was saying he couldn’t afford it, which isn’t true.
He was trying to conflate his needs with his wants, then got mad at me when I called it out along with the rest of the cognitive dissonance crowd.
The point you’re making is stupid and accomplishes nothing.
Not really, you're just mad because you're part of the crowd I'm criticizing.
I'd be a fool to expect more from people like you.
If you live only for needs and don't look past the base tier of Maslow's Hierarchy, that's a miserable existence.
Oh you live in a climate controlled building with electricity? Existence is more about comfort to you than survival.
He was saying he couldn't afford it though, which isn't true.
He was trying to conflate his needs with his wants, then got mad at me when I called it out along with the rest of the cognitive dissonance crowd.
Funny how you guys immediately jump to "living completely without wants" when someone dares to suggest you don't need meat!
Criticizing meat-eaters always puts into perspective how "smart" the average person is these days.
I'm not mad, I'm pointing out that the insinuation that eating food being purely a matter of survival without the consideration of enjoyment would not be very fulfilling.
If you make the argument that something as basic as consuming sustenance should not be enjoyed, anyone else could make the same argument about any of life's enjoyments or comforts that you otherwise partake in.
Humans do need a regular source of protein to prevent being malnourished.
FYI, I'm blocking you. I'm not about to go down your crazy rabbit hole.
The murder makes it taste better.
That’s nice.
Last time I bought eggs I ended up throwing them away because I didn’t eat them. I forgot about them.
So ya I pretty much never eat eggs unless it’s a special occasion.
They could rise to $100 for all I care.
Hey everyone, this guy thinks the movie is about him.
Who asked?
Your sister