Summary
Egg prices are projected to rise by 41% in 2025, according to the USDA, following an already steep increase due to a severe bird flu outbreak that reduced egg-laying hen populations.
The current average price per dozen is nearly $5, with some areas seeing prices as high as $10. Restaurants like Waffle House and Denny’s have added surcharges.
Meanwhile, the USDA mistakenly fired key bird flu response workers, sparking criticism.
Trump stated his administration will take action but has offered no specifics.
Meanwhile in Trudeau’s socialist nightmare, where eggs are under
kolkhozsupply management, I pay $5.25 USD… for 18 eggs.I normally get extra large eggs, but I just got some extra extra large eggs for 5.25$ Canadian. A dozen.
You really hate chickens buttholes dont you?^^
Which is about what I was paying in Chicago back in '22. I remember Roundy’s (Mariano’s/Kroger’s house brand) 18 Large Brown eggs was USD $4.99 before tax.
As an egg-lover, this is quite the fresh hell.
Sucks for Americans. I got a dozen extra extra large eggs in Canada for 5$ Canadian…
But let’s be honest. 5$ for a dozen eggs is fucking nuts too. They were so much fucking cheaper not all that long ago
… I still remember when eggs were .89 for a dozen. Those were the days.
$5CAD is aboutt $3.50 USD. For jumbo eggs, i would call that aboit right. These are way larger than the “large” eggs most people are used to
I remember, not all that long ago, they were so much cheaper.
Correct. But the eggs I bought were extra-extra-large. If I wanted to get just large or medium I would have paid around 4 or less.
i don’t have egg prices in my area. the grocery store simply removed the egg section
I managed to find a dozen for $4.97 yesterday. It’s the best I’ve been able to find in some time.
For those living close to Canada, I wonder if they can cross the border to go grocery shopping.
Nonono. Remeber to declare when passing into to the Reich to get that 25% added.
Time to start putting up those trump ‘i did this’ stickers in supermarkets untill they ban me again.
Thank goodness the Orange turd is right on this in the front lines of tossing paper towels at people!
Clearly the solution is to ban trans people from existing
And as a bonus for banning trans people, they think they’ll go to heaven for being good little bigots for god.
Choosing egg prices as your campaign slogan during an H5 endemic was already a pretty bad move and then you topped it with tariffs lol
Tofu scramble is pretty good. Firm or extra firm tofu block, slice and crumble into a bowl. 1 tbsp turmeric, 1 tbsp black pepper, 1 tbsp garlic powder, mix. Cook in a pan on medium stirring occasionally, will turn yellow as it heats up. Then add key ingredient black salt (kala namak, a salt with a strong sulfur flavor) to taste. Mix in with your pan fry mix of choice, I like onion/garlic/serrano/mushroom/smoked paprika/chili powder/spinach/tomato and green pepper/cilantro added at the end. Serve with fruit and toast.
Deep fried tofu with peanut sauce is like crack.
Let.me introduce you to Thai food
Oh, I KNOW!
Oh man, if you like that, you’ll really love fried chicken.
Oddly enough I think the fried tofu is tastier. The chicken in fried chicken is pretty bland, and the fried tofu has a more consistent texture.
There is a local chicken chain that is also like crack:
Yeah, I am not vegan, but a tofu scramble is vastly preferable to scrambled eggs. So much tastier. Although on could argue you could add all those ingredients to scrambled eggs and it is pretty good too.
Don’t forget a light dust of brewers yeast and a couple of shakes of tobacco or whatever your favorite vinegar based hot sauce is.
Why does it feel like I’m reading articles about egg prices virtually every day. I don’t get why anyone cares this much.
I guess it was because the price of eggs was practically a campaigning slogan shared a lot around trump supporters.
…so? As far as I know, the prices are up due to all the bird flu cases which to my understanding has nothing to do with trump.
Sure it is partially due to bird flu. They were going up because of Covid before that.
However, the man in charge who campaigned on reducing egg prices is now slashing the departments that keep these things in check and enacting tariffs on imports that may be needed for egg production. So, he does have responsibility for the prices even if it’s not directly.
So why did he act like it did? And all he has done is make the problem worse.
You know how many people still think the price of eggs are because of government over regulation?
That is why you gotta keep saying it. To try and finally get it through to those idiots that they are being lied to every single day.
When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.
- Trump, August 2024.
It’s because eggs are one of the more universal food items. Their price sort of shows how well the economy is doing so it’s a nice gauge on that sort of thing.
Because people are broke and eggs are a cheap source of protein?
*were a cheap source of protein.
If they find out that you can just not buy eggs and your life doesn’t really change all that much, it’s gonna be crazy for the chicken period enjoyers of the world.
People don’t care about how badly chicken are treated or the amount of feed they require, they just want domething tasty to eat, all for themselves.
There going to hit a dollar an egg some places in Seattle at this rate
$0.75 at the Fred Meyers already, it’s already getting ridiculous.
Can you buy egg futures? Because that’s one heck of an APR!
Don’t worry, shit is already priced in. Even if it goes up, you still won’t make money.
Now the minimum wage will be measured in eggs
In other news, you can have hens in your back yard!
Look at this rich guy here that can afford a yard.
Then you can have bird flu for free too.
Guys, I think I figured it out, the Republicans expected the variables that stores the prices to roll over once they got beyond the max allowed value and reset back to minimum.
The devs seems to have patched that exploit however…
Laughs in vegan.
We need to switch to farming non-avian eggs.
Mammals ain’t gonna stop eating dinosaur ovum any time soon.
