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643 points throwaway5752 | 4 comments | 05 Feb 25 16:31 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bluedino ◴[05 Feb 25 16:59 UTC] No.42951491[source]▶
Michigan here, this is has been made worse by a new law requiring all eggs to be 'cage-free'. I think I paid $9 for the cheap store-brand eggs (18) last week.

And that is, if they even have any eggs at the store. I've been to Wal-mart and Kroger when the entire section is empty with a sign saying there are egg supply issues.

It's also winter so my 'chicken farmer friends' are low on eggs, when it's cold the chickens don't lay nearly as many.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/12/18/m...

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epistasis ◴[05 Feb 25 17:01 UTC] No.42951519[source]▶
How does cage free make this worse? The supply shortages are coming from avian flu in every report I have heard.
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1. bavarianbob ◴[05 Feb 25 17:06 UTC] No.42951621[source]▶
It's another requirement to comply with. More work for the producer == higher cost for the consumer.
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2. epistasis ◴[05 Feb 25 17:09 UTC] No.42951687[source]▶
But the claim is that the shortage has been made worse by cage free laws. Any higher cost from cage free laws would already have been part of the price.
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3. mullingitover ◴[05 Feb 25 17:24 UTC] No.42951937[source]▶
When California’s anti animal cruelty measure went into effect the price difference was negligible.

Thus stuff is not related, wild to see people trying to conflate it.

4. bluedino ◴[05 Feb 25 18:01 UTC] No.42952528[source]▶
I'm saying the prices are what's been made worse. But suppliers haven't converted over so that doesn't help the shortage.