I don't think it's all about the bird flu, some mark ups are definitely greed. Today I was at a target, eggs priced 9 dollars for a dozen low quality eggs. Ralph's (West Coast Kroger's) priced them at 9 also. However, a day ago I was also at a Sprouts and a Trader Joe's, and the going rates were 4 dollars (although TJ was sold out). Hell, Sprout's much tastier Pasture raised eggs were like, 8 bucks, although those birds are likely the least likely to get infected.

The thing that killed me is at Target in saw a very ill informed woman buying two 18 packs of crap white eggs for what I can only imagine cost her a second mortgage. Please shop responsibly, y'all.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

It’s always greed, but corporations need an excuse, so you don’t get angry at them. Covid was the perfect example for that, when they see the opportunity, they will jack up the prices.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

$5/dozen is cheap

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Really? As a Canadian I was quite surprised to see your eggs so expensive.

I recently bought a dozen eggs for like $7cad which used to be $6cad (free range, the caged stuff was usually like $3.5-$4ish)

But at $5.50 usd that's $8.00 cad, and I thought $7 was expensive!

[–] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

As a Canadian I was quite surprised to see your eggs so expensive.

The discussions about egg prices relates to the fact that eggs have been varying degrees of unusually expensive over the past couple years due to outbreaks of bird flu that have killed -- or caused the killing of -- a lot of chickens.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000708111

In September 2020, a dozen eggs in the US averaged $1.35. There's been some inflation since then, but that's still no more than about $1.64 in 2024 dollars.

But since then, there have been some very large increases, and a lot of price volatility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932025_H5N1_outbreak

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I wish I could get them this cheap....

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 hours ago

I'm in the NE USA (close to the midwest) and they're all $6-$12/dozen in my area

[–] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

lol a dozen large are $8.99 in the Bay Area

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

That's pretty reasonable, but definitely going to go up considerably soon if H5N1 projections are anyone close to correct... Oof.