Yes

People have to understand that if the price is too high, they can just not buy it.

It is as simple as that. As long as you buy, it is not too expensive. Just stop eating eggs.

They did last time.

Remember 2023? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Egg Producers Accused of Price Gouging After 718% Profit Revealed

Lawmakers and advocacy groups are calling for a government investigation into potential monopolistic practices.

lol. this government believes in free market and corporate profits. if found guilty of monopolistic practices the top execs will immediately be offered more tax breaks, handouts and/or high profile government positions

I BOUGHT my eggs from small local farmers but they have been charging market prices. I asked a few of them why. One said if he didn't that people would swoop in and buy all his inventory and likely resell it. Another, who ALSO has not been affected by bird flu said it is an investment for IF he loses his flock. So now I don't buy eggs and have not been to a breakfast diner in about a year. I have actually ceased from eating out completely and purchase my food mostly from local farms and cut out meat. My cholesterol, sugar and BP have all greatly improved. Who knew, less is more. I am still annoyed that local farmers are keeping up with the market. The local Amish sold "pun'kins" to Walmart at .50 a piece which Walmart then sold for up to $8. At the Amish stand, they were selling them for $8.

Are ~~egg~~ producers inflating prices ~~during the bird flu outbreak~~ to boost profits?

Yes

Got 6 chickens last year, the wife said we probably spent too much decking out their living space. I say probably, but they're more pets for me to have, the 6 eggs a day is just a nice bonus.

Smash cut to this year: suddenly my "investment" is going to be paid off much sooner 😅

If true, Republicans also voted for it.

That is what zero regulations and zero enforcement gets you which is exactly what Trump embodies when gutting regulations and federal funding and jobs for enforcement agencies.

yes

100% they are.

I don’t know truth as I one saw YouTube Videos of grocery stores

Egg prices for a dozen… in Canada are around $4.75 (Canadian) In Mexico $53-$70 pesos… or around $2.50-$3.50 US

Edit: after quick search looks like Mexico avoided bird flu because they vaccinate their chickens… didn’t realize we are that strong against vaccination we won’t even vax the chix

In Trump's America, that's entirely plausible.

I live in Alaska, and if nobody was talking about the eggs thing I wouldn't have had more of a thought about it than "huh, eggs are a little expensive right now. Or are they? Have they always been this expensive?"

For reference, eggs here are $10-$11 a dozen. And for extra reference, a regular sized container of strawberries fluctuates between $5 and $12, and a carton of ice cream (e.g. Dreyer's) is generally around $12 if it's not on sale.

The thing is, around here people just... shift what they buy mostly. Strawberries are expensive? Time to buy apples. Ice cream is expensive? Wait to buy until it's on sale, then buy 8. Bread is only $4.50 a loaf? HOLY SHIT, FILL HALF THE FREEZER.

I'm not trying to minimize the issue. There are lots of people who specifically need eggs (e.g. bakers), but for the most part, I feel like this is some weird hyper-fixation. This feels like toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic.

To egg distributors: sell more 6-packs. Outside of baking, I just don't think normal people need that many eggs.

If people keep buying, the prices will also never go back to what they were as sellers will decide that the market supports it (though probably reducing what farmers actually get so of course the middlemen get all the profit -- buy direct and local wherever possible!)

Narrator: "they are"

It wouldn’t surprise me if they were increasing prices not to take profits and keep them, but to increase profits and purchase politicians. You know… exactly like what’s been happening with this most recent “inflation,” we’ve had.

President Felon in in charge, they are totally going to rob consumers. No one will stop them. I don't eat eggs so I am rooting for the prices to go up. Are they $20/a dozen yet?

If you want to tell, look at the stock on the shelves.

If the shelves are full of eggs they've inflated the prices.

There should be a supply and demand problem for prices to raise organically.

My big question is that if a whole flock is killed when bird flu is discovered, why are JUST egg prices going up? My local grocery store recently had a sale on chicken but the eggs are in short supply and cost nearly 10 times what they used to a few months ago? Shouldn't chicken meat be expensive too? Or do I not know anything about poultry farming and bird flu?

They most probably are. Whenever there is high uncertainty in prices, producers will maximise profit by selling everything at the upper limit and use something like "safety buffer" or "restocking at a more expensive rate" bla as a bullshit excuse. Has been happening in Turkey for the last five years basically across every daily household product range and hospitality sector.

prices surged from under $2 to nearly $5 per dozen.

Where the fuck does this editor live? Cuz where I am, they went from $2 to $12.

Again? Probably.

Absolutely.