Oeuf! U.S. egg prices hit record high despite Trump's claim they're 'much cheaper'

[Nithavela]

U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high average of $6.23 US per dozen, or about $8.73 Cdn. That's up from about $5.90 US per dozen in February, and about $4.95 in January.

The U.S. increase was reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index. Overall, the index for food increased 0.4 per cent in March, which includes a 5.9 per cent increase in the index for eggs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the last 12 months, the index for eggs increased by 60.4 per cent.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/egg-prices-trump-1.7506739

 

[Desk trauma]

Higher prices are now good and paying them is an act of patriotism.

 

[Nithavela]

Higher prices are now good and paying them is an act of patriotism.

Sad that you can't be very patriotic on the stock exchange these days.

 

[Desk trauma]

Sad that you can't be very patriotic on the stock exchange these days.

Can you even call yourself American if you’re not willing to burn your retirement savings for the trade war?

 

[Laodicean60]

Thanks for the info. Looking at these charts from your articles shows a downward trend in CPI. Thx Trump? More on this later.

Thanks Joe for leaving Trump high prices. Some of you think Trump is God and believes his campaighn rhetoric but I know he isn't next you'll post cattle prices because of the bird flu.

Egg prices spiked in 2022 and are rising again​

Price per dozen eggs (grade A, large), adjusted for inflation (Dec. 2024 dollars)
A line chart showing the price per dozen eggs (grade A, large), adjusted for inflation (Dec. 2024 dollars). Egg prices spiked in 2022 and are rising again.

Not seasonally adjusted.
Source: Bureau of Labor StatisticsGet the dataEmbed Download imageDownload SVG

 

[loveofourlord]

Higher prices are now good and paying them is an act of patriotism.

no no, losing money in the stock market is patriotic get the story right. your grandparents fought in world war 2 and were willing to give time and money to the war effort, surely you can lose a little money and spend more now due to high prices.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Promises made, promises not kept.

 

[Belk]

no no, losing money in the stock market is patriotic get the story right. your grandparents fought in world war 2 and were willing to give time and money to the war effort, surely you can lose a little money and spend more now due to high prices.

That's right. Zimbabwe is not going to tariff itself.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

I'm assuming these are just based on averages from all states?

From the closest grocery store near me:

Granted, I don't buy a lot of eggs, and the ones I get are from the farmer up the road who sells duck eggs for $3 per dozen (and they taste better)

 

[Nithavela]

I'm assuming these are just based on averages from all states?

The methology is explained in the CPI document (page 5).

 

[rjs330]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/egg-prices-trump-1.7506739

12 months huh? Trump hasn't been president for 12 months. The wholesale prices for eggs has come down since he's been president. We likely won't see retail prices come down as stores right away as they need to sell the eggs they bought at the higher prices. Besides we all know how greedy those grocery stores are.

Around here they are lower than the average. They will probably come down more after Easter.

 

[Nithavela]

12 months huh? Trump hasn't been president for 12 months.

From January to March, the CPI price for a dozen eggs has climbed from 4.95 dollars to 6.23 dollars.

Bureau of Labor Statistics Data

data.bls.gov

 

[DaisyDay]

Here is a good article from StatNews (health news) concerning the avian flu and eggs:

How to protect the American egg supply from avian flu

The most effective strategy against bird flu on chicken farms is prevention, writes former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb — and that may include vaccinating chicks.

www.statnews.com

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has proposed allowing the virus to spread freely through flocks, hoping to pinpoint hens that display natural immunity. Yet this approach is impractical: Hens bred specifically for maximum egg production tend to have inherently fragile immune systems. Worse, permitting unchecked transmission could inadvertently incubate viral mutations, potentially transforming the outbreak into an even more dangerous threat. Most of these farms have hundreds of thousands or millions of chickens, so even when poultry farmers try to isolate one part of an infected flock, the disease will inevitably spread across their entire flock. The virus can spread through contaminated equipment moved between farms, via wild birds, or, in some instances, possibly through airborne dander traveling short distances and contaminating nearby water sources.

The most effective strategy is prevention — ensuring flocks never become infected in the first place and fortifying them against potential exposure. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently unveiled a five-part strategy designed to curb avian flu transmission among domestic, egg-laying hens. Her comprehensive plan calls for heightened biosecurity measures to protect farms against initial infection and internal spread. It also explores vaccine options for hens, among other measures. Before wild birds resume migrating, the U.S. has time to take additional steps to fortify farm defenses against such threats and boost the supply of eggs available to consumers.​

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Here is a good article from StatNews (health news) concerning the avian flu and eggs:

How to protect the American egg supply from avian flu

The most effective strategy against bird flu on chicken farms is prevention, writes former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb — and that may include vaccinating chicks.

www.statnews.com

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has proposed allowing the virus to spread freely through flocks, hoping to pinpoint hens that display natural immunity. Yet this approach is impractical: Hens bred specifically for maximum egg production tend to have inherently fragile immune systems. Worse, permitting unchecked transmission could inadvertently incubate viral mutations, potentially transforming the outbreak into an even more dangerous threat. Most of these farms have hundreds of thousands or millions of chickens, so even when poultry farmers try to isolate one part of an infected flock, the disease will inevitably spread across their entire flock. The virus can spread through contaminated equipment moved between farms, via wild birds, or, in some instances, possibly through airborne dander traveling short distances and contaminating nearby water sources.​

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The most effective strategy is prevention — ensuring flocks never become infected in the first place and fortifying them against potential exposure. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently unveiled a five-part strategy designed to curb avian flu transmission among domestic, egg-laying hens. Her comprehensive plan calls for heightened biosecurity measures to protect farms against initial infection and internal spread. It also explores vaccine options for hens, among other measures. Before wild birds resume migrating, the U.S. has time to take additional steps to fortify farm defenses against such threats and boost the supply of eggs available to consumers.​

We could hit them with a UV and bleach cocktail.

 

[durangodawood]

We could hit them with a UV and bleach cocktail.

Pack them full of vitamin A.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Pack them full of vitamin A.

I think they already do that.

 

[MyOwnSockPuppet]

I still find it hilarious that less than a month ago the US Department of Agriculture, amid all the idiocy of tariffs (and at that point threatening to either sanction Denmark or invade to get Greenland), was asking the Danish Egg Association about their willingness to import eggs to the US (assuming that they met US import requirements - presumably having the cuticle layer of the egg washed off).

Apparently the DAEg wrote back to the USDoA requesting clarification on the conditions of any supply. Clearly they're more export-minded than I am. My reply would point out that the sun doesn't shine much in Pittufik at that time of year and leave them to make the logical connection.

 

[iluvatar5150]

We could hit them with a UV and bleach cocktail.

Don't they already do that?

Or is that the joke?

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Don't they already do that?

Or is that the joke?

If UV and bleach are a cure for covid, and covid is just a flu, then it should work.

 

[wing2000]

Pack them full of vitamin A.

w/ a side of cod liver oil.