That’s $3 for 15 eggs. Sadly not free-range, only cage-free.

Not sure if this is the best community for this post, does anyone have a better suggestion?

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      They did the last several times this happened (plus regular inflation), what makes this time different?

      I’m guessing $2.50-3/dz at Costco, because they were ~$2.50/dz before the flu and inflation keeps trucking along.

      I give it 6-ish months, and I’ll be surprised if prices aren’t below $3/dz at my local Costco by EOY.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        Republicans controlling all three branches of government and looking the other way while businesses charge whatever the hell they feel like charging and collude to keep the prices artificially high.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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          1 day ago

          Chickens go from egg to laying in about 6 months. So maybe I’ll believe you if prices are still high ($4+/dz) at EOY. I’m guessing we’ll be <$3/dz by then (at my local Costco, that is).

            • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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              21 hours ago

              The U.S. grocery sector—dominated by Kroger, Walmart, and a handful of other major companies—profited hugely during the Covid-19 pandemic as corporate giants exploited supply chain disruptions to aggressively jack up prices.

              The underlying problem here was limited supply, and when supply drops, prices go up. When supply returned to normal, prices returned to normal (plus inflation). People were mad because Kroger (and others, but especially Kroger) acted exactly as you’d expect by making as much as they could from their limited supply. Look at Kroger’s revenue, which grew pretty naturally, which means they offset reduced volume with higher margins.

              So I absolutely expect the same thing to happen again, because it’s a very similar situation. Prices will return to normal once supply returns to normal. The first companies to create supply get the most profit, and then prices stabilize.

              This isn’t some AG conspiracy or anything, just individual companies making greedy decisions, an which eventually will even out to the previous status quo. Kroger does not (yet) have a monopoly, so their prices are capped at whatever is the tipping point at which people will go to a competitor or go without. It’s not nice, but it’s also not surprising.

                • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
                  1·
                  20 hours ago

                  I don’t see anything about price fixing in that article, I just see “price gouging.” My increment understanding is that companies can set their prices however they choose, unless they’re a monopoly (obviously varies by jurisdiction).

                  Price fixing (colluding with other companies on setting prices) is illegal, price gouging (increasing prices unnecessarily) isn’t.

                  I’m not making a value statement here, in fact I’m trying very hard to keep personal opinions out of it. I’m merely saying that this looks just like every other time supply has been disrupted, and like every other time, prices will come back down.

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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                    11 hours ago

                    You know how people can not say things but those things are still true?

                    Price gouging is similar to profiteering but can be distinguished by being short-term and localized and by being restricted to essentials such as food, clothing, shelter, medicine, and equipment needed to preserve life and property.

                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_gouging

                    This was not localized or short-term.

                    But apparently you are very big on “hail corporate” capitalism, so I clearly will not be able to convince you that corporations may possibly not have your best interests in mind.