Summary
US egg prices are rising due to a severe avian flu outbreak that has killed 14.7 million egg-laying hens since January, surpassing all of 2023’s losses.
Wholesale egg prices have surged, with shortages driving costs as high as $8.35 per dozen in California.
Restaurants and bakeries are struggling with higher costs, while grocery stores try to absorb some of the increase.
The issue has become politically charged as Trump and Republicans blame Biden.
Sure, eggs are going to be more expensive, but at least he lowered the price of eggs, right?
What’s wild is we could lower the price of eggs if people just committed to not buying them. I know some things they’re absolutely a requirement for, but it’s not impossible to reduce the amount of eggs you need in your life.
Vegans somehow manage to do without them entirely.
Imagine if donvict actually created more vegans. How the magatqons would be so very triggered… 🤣
Ehh… Feels like restaurants and similar food-related companies would be WAY bigger consumers of eggs. Would be informative to see data on this split (vs. families/individuals), though I’d have no idea how to find that.
I am still annoyed at all the news using verbiage like “the avian flu outbreak that has killed 14.7 million…” when in fact the avian flu didn’t kill them. The corporate farmers did the killing usually using horribly inhumane methods (like “foaming” and “Ventilation Shutdown”)
H5N1 has a 90% to 100% fatality rate in chickens according to the CDC. Either the chickens are killed by farmers before the virus spreads more, or the virus will kill the chickens.
These flocks would be far less likely to get infected if they were living better lives and conditions than under corporate agri-business planning and rule
We all are going to die one day, its not how fast that determines how much dignity we deserve.
Well, even w/o avian flu, its a real shitshow when it comes to inhumane things - like what is done with male chicks…
Wait, wait, wait. I thought magic donvict had a recipe to make bird flu disappear overnight, just like he had for Covid.
Doesn’t fucking matter, you get on tv, you make an ads talking about how Trump and Republicans are responsible for the increase in egg prices and you don’t stop until the next election.
I’m waiting for the next Lab Leak theory, only this time, it’s because dogs are peeing on the eggs
