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Eggs US – Price – Chart

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643 points throwaway5752 | 6 comments | 05 Feb 25 16:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.261s | source | bottom
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mplanchard ◴[05 Feb 25 16:43 UTC] No.42951168[source]▶
Fresh, local eggs have remained around the same price here. While more expensive than eggs from large producers in normal times, they are now often cheaper.

This is a great reminder of how important it is to support local farmers and small operations, which increase the resilience of the system as a whole.

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jghn ◴[05 Feb 25 17:00 UTC] No.42951509[source]▶
This. I buy my eggs at the farmers market from a local, actually small, farm. I pay $8/doz. In normal times this is very expensive. But you know what? Tomorrow when I go to the farmers market they'll still cost me $8/doz.
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1. bityard ◴[05 Feb 25 17:22 UTC] No.42951904[source]▶
I guess I don't see why local farmers _wouldn't_ raise their prices to maintain their premium above store-bought eggs. They certainly have around here.
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2. jghn ◴[05 Feb 25 17:36 UTC] No.42952122[source]▶
Because in setups like I'm describing the farmers tend to start building relationships with their customers. Price gouging is generally not the best way to maintain those relationships.

In previous egg shortages over the years the couple of farmers I use would sometimes impose limits like 1 carton per customer or something like that. But not jack up prices.

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3. bombcar ◴[05 Feb 25 18:39 UTC] No.42953102[source]▶
Smaller farmers usually want to make money to cover their costs, and if they weren't doing that, they're already in a huge pickle.

As you mention, they'll impose limits (or perhaps offer "shiny brown eggs for $1 more") rather than piss off the customers, who 90% of the time have cheaper options already.

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4. ryandrake ◴[05 Feb 25 18:48 UTC] No.42953254{3}[source]▶
Are rising costs the reason for store-bought eggs' rising prices?
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5. adrianmonk ◴[05 Feb 25 21:59 UTC] No.42955855[source]▶
Maybe they see it as a way to acquire new customers. They are in the very unusual position of being able to undercut their bigger competitors on price while still making a profit.

Right now, buyers are probably shopping around a ton. You can probably get customers who normally wouldn't be interested. After they try it, some of them may decide they like it and could become long term customers.

6. HDThoreaun ◴[06 Feb 25 00:37 UTC] No.42957478{4}[source]▶
Yes but its because all their chickens keep dying because of the factory farm conditions that local farms might not have