Monday, February 03, 2025

Egg Prices Have Soared Since November

Donald Trump's campaign promise to lower the price of eggs isn't going well. The average price of a dozen eggs went up to $3.65 in November and rose again in December to $4.15. Now in the most recent reports for mid-January it skyrocketed to $5.29. The primary cause for the increases is the spread of bird flu among commercial poultry, leading to 13 million hens dying or being culled.

Posted by retort at 07:52 AM | 16 COMMENTS | permalink

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#1 | Posted by bat4255 at 2025-02-03 08:00 AM

So now is not the time to chicken out?

#2 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-02-03 08:05 AM

$8.00 here for a dozen of jumbo eggs. As of yesterday.

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-03 08:07 AM

Lib consternation over the price of eggs shows how addicted they are to the nanny-state.

Bootstraps, people! Lay your own eggs!

#4 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-03 08:46 AM

MAGA only cared about eggs when Biden was president. Now that Donald is in they are ready to forgo eggs forever, for the sake of the Movement.

MAGA is expert at doing without, and good at complaining about it only at certain specific times.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-03 08:47 AM

"Lib consternation over the price of eggs shows how addicted they are to the nanny-state"

I actually had a MAGA here tell me exactly that two weeks ago.

I haven't seen him back for a while.

If he's dead, it can't be because he choked on an egg sandwich.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-03 08:55 AM

Is this when righties suddenly become concerned with making sure everyone knows about the impacts of avian influenza on egg production?

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-03 09:02 AM

MAGA only cared about eggs when Biden was president. Now that Donald is in they are ready to forgo eggs forever, for the sake of the Movement.

Yep. They were SCREAMING at egg prices under Biden. These morons chose to make this about inflation when it had nothing to do with that (well very very little). We told them it was bird flu, but "lalalalallalalal" fingers in their ears. Now shove this price down their throats if they open their yaps. Morons chose to make this an issue, so make it an issue!

#8 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-03 09:19 AM

But don't worry! It won't last. Like any pandemic it'll come to an end.

Plus, we'll ignore it: "Bird Flu Studies Delayed as White House Suspends CDC Reports"

#9 | Posted by YAV at 2025-02-03 09:23 AM

Is this when righties suddenly become concerned with making sure everyone knows about the impacts of avian influenza on egg production?

#7 | POSTED BY JPW

Oh, yes. They've already done that. But that simply means that now it's Donald's responsibility to do something about the Avian Flu.

Not a snowball's chance in Hell, is there?

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-03 09:29 AM

I actually had a MAGA here tell me exactly that two weeks ago.
I haven't seen him back for a while.
If he's dead, it can't be because he choked on an egg sandwich.
#6 | Posted by Zed

It's really difficult to caricature MAGAts. There's just no limit to the stupid beliefs they actually hold.

#11 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-03 09:40 AM

It's really difficult to caricature MAGAts.

A caricature of a caricature would be a tough thing to do.

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-03 10:01 AM

Lib consternation over the price of eggs shows how addicted they are to the nanny-state.

Bootstraps, people! Lay your own eggs!

#4 | POSTED BY CENSORED

I lay an egg every time I post here. Just ask Beverly.

Look. I just laid another one!

That will be ten dollars please.

#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-03 10:36 AM

#4 Censored Funny, how it's liberals that you're upset with on their concern about egg prices now. Considering it's why many of the MAGATs say they voted for Trump because he promised to lower all grocery costs including eggs on day one. I'm surprised that MAGATs aren't up in arms about this.

#14 | Posted by Ronnie68 at 2025-02-03 12:20 PM

#4 Censored Funny, how it's liberals that you're upset with on their concern about egg prices now. Considering it's why many of the MAGATs say they voted for Trump because he promised to lower all grocery costs including eggs on day one. I'm surprised that MAGATs aren't up in arms about this.

#15 | Posted by Ronnie68 at 2025-02-03 12:20 PM

#4 Censored Funny, how it's liberals that you're upset with on their concern about egg prices now. Considering it's why many of the MAGATs say they voted for Trump because he promised to lower all grocery costs including eggs on day one. I'm surprised that MAGATs aren't up in arms about this.
#15 | Posted by Ronnie68

It's typical for partisans to switch their feelings on issues depending on who is in office. Like when Repubs who could not care less about budget deficits while handing out tax cuts to billionaires under Bush/Trump busted a gasket when Clinton/Obama/Biden were spending money on healthcare for our citizens.

Anywho, I was just doing my best MAGAt impresson. Glad I pulled it off.

Now I'll see if I can channel RFK Junior's MAHA crowd:
"I love polio!"
And there it is ...

#16 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-03 02:26 PM

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