Egg prices will remain high

Don M.

Don M.

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Millions of chickens have been " put down", in recent weeks, due to bird flu. Eggs will be in short supply, for months, and any food products that use eggs as part of their ingredients may be in short supply, and higher priced.

We went to the grocery store a couple of days ago and they were completely sold out.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/business/egg-prices-avian-flu-outbreak/index.html
 

Pepper said:
I heard a warning about not buying real chicken cat food, that it might be deadly for them.
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your right. I looked it up. :

There is a current warning about a specific brand of chicken cat food. Northwest Naturals has issued a recall on its Feline Turkey Recipe, which is a line of raw and frozen pet food. The recall is due to the food being contaminated with bird flu, which has been linked to the death of a cat in Washington County, Oregon. The recalled products are two-pound bags with a best-by date between May 21, 2026, and June 23, 2026. It’s important to check if you have any of these products and to dispose of them if you do.
 
Since prices have increased I only use two or three eggs a month.

The thing that I find interesting about the egg shortage, and most modern day shortages, is that the items always seem to be available if you are willing to pay the increased price.

I’m curious to know how many eggs, if any, go bad or are wasted as they sit waiting for a buyer.

I feel bad for the egg producers that have lost flocks to disease but I’m thankful that, with Easter approaching, there doesn’t seem to be a shortage of chocolate eggs. 🐷🐷🐷
 
I've noticed sizeable price hikes in the last two weeks of my most important food items. I think the next inflation statistics are going to be higher. Frankly, I thought the Fed was too quick to lower interest rates, but the big money had been bellyaching for months about a recession if rates didn't come down. I think the Fed got over anxious and wanted to stop the influencers complaining.
 
While we do have to exercise "due diligence," let's not get too hysterical about eating diseased eggs, diseased chickens, etc. According to an article on this in today's NY Times, this disease very rarely if ever spreads to a human. Even if it does, it is not a fatal illness, though it might mutate into something worse.

We probably eat food products that are contaminated with all sorts of viruses, etc., without ever knowing it. That's what we have an immune system for. Sometimes this gets serious, like the Romaine lettuce that seems to get E Coli now and then, and entire crops have to be destroyed. But this "bird flu" seems to be more of a problem for some of the birds than for humans. I'm sure the eggs are being tested all the time. And if we kept worrying about what we might be ingesting every time we put any food in our mouths, we'd quickly die of starvation!

I enjoyed an egg this morning, and intend to continue doing so until I hear some serious (non-hysterical) reason to stop.
 
More home backyard coops in the works. Also, chickens lay a lot more eggs in summer months, at least up north anyway. By August, prices will be back down to $2 a dozen. My oldest daughter is getting a backyard coop this Spring as well. Increased supply always brings prices down.
 
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