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Egg prices are soaring. Are backyard chickens the answer?

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310 points greenie_beans | 3 comments | 19 Feb 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.796s | source
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redcobra762 ◴[20 Feb 25 14:52 UTC] No.43115368[source]▶
I genuinely don't understand why the focus is on egg prices. Who out there is paying more than a total of $3-$5/month more in eggs? And no, even to the absolutely poorest among us, that's not a meaningful amount.

Yes, egg prices, as a percentage are going up a lot, but as an absolute value? I can get a dozen eggs from Walmart right now for $5.46. That isn't, by any measurement, a lot of money more than I would have paid a year ago.

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1. atlgator ◴[20 Feb 25 15:07 UTC] No.43115576[source]▶
Egg prices are artificially inflated from the massive culling of chickens by producers due to bird flu. Nevertheless, egg prices are being pushed as a negative economic indicator for political reasons.
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2. jayd16 ◴[20 Feb 25 15:57 UTC] No.43116236[source]▶
Is that artificial?
3. cortesoft ◴[20 Feb 25 17:18 UTC] No.43117448[source]▶
I don't think 'artificial' is the right word there... more like 'temporarily' or 'from supply shock', but it isn't an artificial increase