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Egg prices are soaring. Are backyard chickens the answer?

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310 points greenie_beans | 1 comments | 19 Feb 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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cudgy ◴[20 Feb 25 14:55 UTC] No.43115421[source]▶
How many eggs do most people even buy? Almost every story is talking about eggs and how much of a burden it is on the public, but what are we talking about here? I can buy 18 fancy Vital Farms pasture raised eggs for $12. How is such a small purchase so important in the financial press?

The whole thing is just completely silly. The focus should be on the true cost drivers like healthcare, insurance, child care, and housing.

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1. IshKebab ◴[20 Feb 25 15:41 UTC] No.43116031[source]▶
I agree. I doubt eggs are a significant outlay for many people. I think it's probably because it's a stereotypical staple, like bread, milk and cheese. It's a kind of representative of food prices in general.

But yeah it doesn't make any sense to care much about it in isolation, unless you run a mousse business or something.