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Eggs US – Price – Chart

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bluedino ◴[] 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 ◴[] 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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bavarianbob ◴[] No.42951621[source]
It's another requirement to comply with. More work for the producer == higher cost for the consumer.
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1. mullingitover ◴[] 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.