Egg Shortage (costs, house)

[Rabrrita]

Since prices without context means nothing, here's what I found today at local Kroger:
Kroger branded eggs were $1.99 - 2.99 a dozen depending on the size and grade.
Commercial branded products were from $3.99 and up per dozen.
Kroger's Simple Truth brand (natural/organic label) were $4.29 and up per dozen.

These prices have pretty stable in those ranges for the last month. The only thing that changed the overall average price was availability of the lower cost items. If there are no lower cost items left on the shelf when I go shopping, of course it looks like prices are high. But if I'm shopping when shelves just been stocked, egg prices are cheap.

[sam812]

Originally Posted by sam812

I was at our smaller locally owned grocery store today and they are $1.33 a dozen. Was still $3.94 a 18 pack at Walmart.

To add details the $1.33 are large eggs from a smaller local commercial egg producer and the $3.94 are large Marketside brand from Walmart. The gross Great Value Walmart brand was $1.70 a dozen for large eggs.

[movinon]

Eggs were $1.88 today at Winco in Roseville CA. They're Large AA from one of the major Northern California producers so nothing exotic. Works for me!

[uggabugga]

we may be looking at a repeat soon.

Largest U.S. Egg Producer Suddenly Halts Production, Destroys 2 Million Chickens

[LKJ1988]

2 mil birds dead fred. Here it goes again.

[elnina]

A poultry facility in Michigan is also infected.
As of Tuesday, it had been discovered in dairy herds in five states — Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico and Texas — according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Health officials say the risk to the public remains low.

There is a concern in terms of how this might impact other markets, the egg market, the beef market.
Since poultry farms are usually enclosed facilities, where chickens don't have contact with wild birds - this outbreak is most likely spread indirectly to poultry on contaminated feed, clothing, and equipment.

So, again and again - similar to e.coli outbreaks on produce farms, all is mainly related to unsanitary conditions.
Why it's so hard to produce our food in more sanitary manners??
Between the farm and the dinner table, there are too many opportunities for disease-causing organisms and other food safety hazards to enter our food supply...

The bird flu virus drawing attention today — Type A H5N1 — was first identified in 1959. Like other viruses, it has evolved over time, spawning newer versions of itself.

https://apnews.com/article/bird-avia...3e8577aef0358#

And don't forget the recent fire at Feather Crest egg farm. Or the 2022 outbreak of bird flu that prompted officials to slaughter nearly 82 million birds, mostly egg-laying chickens, in 47 US states

[Threerun]

I just read an article that it has crossed over to beef.

[Threerun]

I’m still getting 18 eggs locally for $5 so I’m happy

[Teak]

My backyard birds are giving me 2-4 eggs per day so I am buffered. Even better, that composted chicken sh*t will provide me with good soil amendment.

[1973PINTO]

i have three neighbors within a 1/4 mile who raise their own eggs .. the last worst food poison event i suffered was due to hard boiled eggs .. i will starve to death before i eat another one ..