OT: Egg price update
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Yeah, there's exactly zero illegals out here in West Texas. ***
Their specialty is EBT cards and when you have one of those the price is irrelevant Because they’re spending someone else’s money.
Woah back dog, we get vaccinated - still got that smallpox scar on my arm to prove it.
Which came first?Figures released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that the average cost of one dozen eggs is now significantly cheaper than in recent days. The economic indicator website Trading Economics shows that a dozen eggs were $5.51 on Tuesday, more than $2 cheaper than "an all-time high of 8.17 in March of 2025." This represents a decrease of nearly 33 percent.
Egg prices plummet
The price of one dozen eggs rose to a high of more than $8 this month, but reports suggest costs are finally beginning to fall.www.newsweek.com
Lay out what your plan would be to ensure people are able to consistently eat.
I am all for something better.
People could spend the money they earn at their job on food.
Avian flu threat. If 1 tests positive the FDA steps in and makes the farmer a deal he can’t refuse.
Avian Flu is like any other flu, it basically goes away with warmer weather. Not seeing any outbreaks lately, so it's already started. Most years you barely hear about it, but because of the regulations etc running up the price, somebody has to place the panic blame somewhere to try to run it up more.
Figures released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that the average cost of one dozen eggs is now significantly cheaper than in recent days. The economic indicator website Trading Economics shows that a dozen eggs were $5.51 on Tuesday, more than $2 cheaper than "an all-time high of 8.17 in March of 2025." This represents a decrease of nearly 33 percent.
Egg prices plummet
The price of one dozen eggs rose to a high of more than $8 this month, but reports suggest costs are finally beginning to fall.
THIS IS EGGCELLENT NEWS
Giving people a livable wage would eliminate the need. Walmart is the most subsidized company in the world as the majority of their employees get food stamps.
Raise minimum wage to make companies pay their employees a livable wage. Problem solved.
Sounds to me like crazy, paranoid, unvaxxed MAGAs living off the grid with wild chickens, are the cause of this whole deal
Lot of that happening lately, I bet they are also the ones that started the deer brain waste or whatever, using all those corn feeders
This is far too simplistic a response to be serious attempts at answering my post. All 3 of you know this, yet you took time to respond and make the comments seem earnest.
Your comments claim people using WIC funding dont have a job(which is incorrect) or have money available to spend on food and choose not to(which is incorrect).
Yes, SOME people using WIC funding arent employed when using WIC funding, but many(most?) are.
Yes, SOME people using WIC funding could spend more income on food, but that would just shift the burden elsewhere(rent, energy, etc).
Eligibility for WIC is a family income that is 185% of the federal poverty level, have young kids, and have documented medical/nutritional need.
So no, the responses above do not constitute a plan that would ensure people are able to consistently eat.
For context, a few years ago nearly 40% of babies benefitted from WIC.
There is a documented and established need, so saying 'dont use it' isnt a solution that will improve the issue.
A. I think WIC/EBT/Food stamps are cruel and intentionally designed to keep people poor and reliant on the government for support.
B. By giving people just enough to not be hungry, the government conditions them to not strive for more.
“A” my not be intentionally cruel, it may be utopian naivety.
“B” I’ll stand on that. Look at the results.
Yard birds are for sure part of the spread but they don’t intermingle with farm raised chickens at any time.
Chronic wasting gets spread in a number of ways but for sure a lot of the issue is from corn feeders.
Ok, so what is your solution? I dont want to put words in your mouth, but am I correct in saying your solution is to say '17 it- they can figure out which costs to prioritize and which to ignore. They eat if they prioritize food over other required basic costs and starve if they dont.'
It seems you are saying that, but please correct me if I misunderstand what your plan would be.
If that is your plan, it sure seems like there will be countless unintended(or intended?) consequences that will be felt all thru society- healthcare, schools, utilities, insurance, grocers, employers, etc.
Ironic that you mention cruelty, since 2 in 5 babies were fed thru WIC funding a few years ago, but maybe we have different thresholds for what is cruel.
Hopefully by Thanksgiving when I buy my annual carton of eggs to make Thanksgiving breakfast, we'll be back in some good price territory.
I believe the people who rely on wic/food stamps will be better off in the long run if those “freebies” are taken away. I believe that would be a very difficult transition, but those people relying on them would be better off in the long run. Their will to survive will kick in and they will get a job in order to buy food and feed themselves and their families. This in turn will lead to numerous other benefits people receive from working.
I think these government benefits are similar to a morbidly obese person whose family members bring them dozens of donuts every day. If those people stopped bringing donuts, would it be difficult on that person? Absolutely. But they would be better off in the long run. Are there people who go through very tough times and need help? Absolutely, but I think what we are doing now makes the problem worse.
Maybe I’m wrong, but I think it’s pretty clear the current system doesn’t work, so let’s quit trying it and do something else. There’s my plan. What is your solution?
Vaxx rates, especially for the MMR, don't necessarily follow political lines. RFK Jr is a FLAMING liberal remember.
Possible. Also possible these people are unhirable and not equipped to keep a job and the freebies keep them distracted enough that they don't turn to crime to support themselves. So we either get robbed physically or from our paychecks with that population - take your pick.
To be clear, I'm only speaking of the people who habitually rely on the programs - to whatever extent they exist, I really don't know. I think the vast majority of people are fine with these programs to help feed families during bad luck/pinch periods. More context there is always helpful but these discussion end up turning into an oversimplified all good / all bad takes.
Whereabouts? I live in Neshoba County and I haven't seen or heard this. I am aware of Noxubee case in the news.
Bird flu detected in Noxubee County chickens - Mississippi Today
This is the third case of avian influenza uncovered in commercial poultry in Mississippi since the spring of 2023.
mississippitoday.org
Yea that's Noxubee. L4 said there was one in Neshoba. I think he mixed up the two counties.Bird flu detected in Noxubee County chickens - Mississippi Today
This is the third case of avian influenza uncovered in commercial poultry in Mississippi since the spring of 2023.
This is the third case of avian influenza uncovered in commercial poultry in Mississippi since the spring of 2023. The virus, which is widespread in wild birds worldwide, has also been detected in migratory waterfowl in multiple areas of Mississippi since November 2024.
I know of more than that but it's still not a massive problem as far as eggs go. Now if you want to say it raises chicken prices a little, sure. But those houses aren't where your eggs come from.
I know of more than that but it's still not a massive problem as far as eggs go. Now if you want to say it raises chicken prices a little, sure. But those houses aren't where your eggs come from.
The publix cashier, trying to make small talk, said to me when she saw I had eggs on the conveyor with my other items, "woah, eggs are too expensive to buy". I replied, "well, I don't own a cow or chickens, so here I am forced to buy from publix". She realized it then. She doesn't know that I've cut my NIL contributions accordingly to afford these finer things.