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- čas přidán 18. 08. 2024
- An outbreak of bird flu has caused the price of eggs to triple in some places. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. Watch TYT LIVE on weekdays 6-8 pm ET. czcams.com/users/the...
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"The rising cost of eggs in the U.S. is denting household budgets. Americans in recent years have increased the number of eggs they consume while reducing their intake of beef and venison, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Egg consumption has grown in part because more families are eating them as their main protein substitute, Los Angeles Times reporter Sonja Sharp told CBS News. "Each of us eats about as many eggs as one hen can lay a year," she said.
As demand for eggs has risen, production in the U.S. has slumped because of the ongoing bird, or "avian," flu epidemic. Nearly 58 million birds have been infected with avian flu as of January 6, the USDA said, making it the deadliest outbreak in U.S. history. Infected birds must be slaughtered, causing egg supplies to fall and prices to surge."
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Imagine working an entire hour at minimum wage and you can't even buy 12 eggs...what is this country.
whats worse, in texas, while families are getting medicaid extended through September due to pandemic...the same state has decided the extra funding towards SNAP is not warranted...so families will no longer get the extra foodstamps
but hey...food prices are only rising
Well the GOP wants to cut food programs...this will reduce the human population in America.
This is end game capitalism at its finest
Imagine making millions doing nothing. That's what it's like to be rich.
@@themystikylbeardo capitalism isn't bad, the issue is the lack of regulations. We need string enough regulations that it's almost impossible to become a billionaire.
But it's also because the majority of the economy is just nonsense trading back and forth with no positive impact on society.
If you don't make, ship, stock, clean, sell, or repair you're not actually doing anything. And that's you personally not someone you pay to do things.
I too live in California and the price of gasoline dropped just after Newsome announced he was going to look into investigating corporate price gouging. There are fewer eggs since the avian flu but there is also price gouging going on.
People should just boycott buying eggs for a month and watch how fast prices come down. They are not really an essential food item and can easily be replaced with other food items for breakfast. We need to fight back against corporate price gouging or this won't stop.
@@rafaelmariscal9170 but when it comes a to chicken or beef or pork it's actually safer and it Cooks a lot easier.
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@@bruceswearingen7718 your point?
@Rafael Mariscal eggs are an amazing food product with lots of vitamins for our bodies
Its really sad because consuming eggs used to be one of the cheapest ways to get one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet.
That stopped in the 80's because the cost of production was more than the farmers were getting to produce them. Most went out of business or like the farm I worked on, went bankrupt and sold the farm. Its always been an illusion that they were cheap, never a reality.
I'm from Europe and our egg prices have not gone up and we do not have a shortage of eggs.
5 companies own over 90% of our country's meat, dairy and poultry supply. Everyone complains shopping at walmart but would never go to their local farmer
You have 3 problems. Inflation, bird flu and gouging.
I live in the southern half of Ohio and eggs were around $0.89-$1.19 for a dozen just recently and now they're around $5. That's a 500% increase which is just insane.
58 million chickens are infected with avian flu. That's the main reason for the increase.
What a perfect time to price gouge. I believe that's factored into many unscrupulous suppliers' business models. I know it's not a new concept, but the levels of greed are just unfathomable.
The reason why these avian flu epidemics are so damaging is because of the close quarters most fowl are raised in.
Bingo!
Factory farming is horrible and must stop.
This years bird flu has killed less than 1% of birds and does not come close to explaining the 300% increase in the cost of eggs.
The big grocery chains are trying to strong arm egg farmers into selling their eggs for below cost because their prices to maintain their flocks have shot up. They have eggs but the stores are passing inflation onto you without paying the egg farmers more. They are trying to break the farmers.
That really sucks 😣 I hope the egg farmers will get back to earning good profits when inflation gets under control...
Within a two mile radius of my house there are over 50 chicken houses. Broilers, layers and pullets. The Avian flu is a real issue. Euthanizing a whole house is devastating for the grower, emotionally and financially.
To all those in chat saying they keep chickens, please make sure you're familiar with and following the protocols for keeping your animals safe. They're at risk as well, as are domestic pet birds so if you own any birds please check on the advice for your area and follow it.
I know right… it seems some of these chicken owners think the avian flu is only in large farms, not in the wild
I have about 10 or 12 chickens and they've never gotten sick maybe when you have thousands of chickens all together in one area are more susceptible to getting sick???
There's an old saying in Australia when someone states something irrelevant during an argument that goes "what's that got to do with the price of eggs?"
If 58 million birds have been infected since January 6th, then what the hell caused the high prices all of last year? They were already up more than double what they cost any year prior.
The Real Reason Why Eggs Are So Expensive? Greed by the large companies.
You're a real brainic aren't you?
I’m going to go buy a few chickens. This is stupid.
Check your local pound and adopt already laying hens. Same from local farms. Lots of people started their chickens and gave up
I live off grid and buy my eggs from a neighbor for a couple bucks a dozen.
Hearing Utah Walmart had an 18 pack of large eggs for a 1.98$.... they jacked em up to 7.89$ ! Walmart is. .... terrible for price gouging ... Don't shop anymore. Support local shops
I work at a grocery store, in a more rural area of Northern Virginia. People complain about the price of eggs and blame Biden. Like. Why do they have such loyalty to corporations, and not get mad at the companies for price gouging or when capitalism is just doing what capitalism does. It's like half of the people just didn't pay attention the last three years.
The price of chicken feed has also gone way up. From what my Dad says (raising a small flock of chickens for family use for 40 years) and from what I'm reading with a few little google searches, it was $4-$6 for a 50 pound bag just a few years ago to now $15-$20 and even more.
Because US did not increase wheat production , US could cover the drop from Ukraine and Russia easily , because US yields are only 2 ton/ha , in Mexico its 4 ton/ha .
Then you have windfall tax on oil companies , they can make profit but if it above 2021 level , 90% tax on that . Because crude oil is in its pre Ukraine war level prices .
@@pete_lind That's all news to me. I hadn't heard there was any actual windfall tax being assessed to oil companies. Also chickens need a lot more than just wheat grain to be a complete nutritional diet that sustains egg development. Wheat is only a small portion of a healthy chicken's daily diet.
$2.35 is still ridiculous, but almost $8 is extortion... I remember when eggs were less than $.90
I buy eggs from a local farmer. I am a liberal livestock farmer and I work off of the farm.
Interesting thing, I was at Tractor Supply Company and they have the Ivermectin in locked storage and had a sign not to use for treating Covid 19 because it's not designed to treat covid 19. They said "call a professional medical professional if you are sick and have a fever."
Strange times we are living in but this is what happens when you cut public education funds.
They are working hard at creating an actual slave class. Too sick, tired and poor to refuse the paltry minimum wage.
@@fayethepa I agree. It's the dumbing of America.
Yes I saw the price of eggs. No I didn't buy any. It'll be a cold day in Hell before I pay $7 for a dozen eggs. I just won't eat eggs anymore.
My sis-in-law has chickens, been a long time since I've had to pay for eggs.
Give the birds a decent living wage and cut the bullshit
If the same number of birds were infected in 2014, why didn't we see a 300% price jump back then?
There were record high egg prices back then. And the jump is 150 percent not 300 percent.
I feel like the whole Avien flu thing should be a bit more concerning than the price of eggs, that can turn into a much worse pandemic than covid ever was.
“My chickens have not laid one egg since Thanksgiving!! I’ve changed their food three times and no eggs!! Went to a local feed store that is not processed by a commercial company and BAMM! I got three eggs today!! Changed their feed on Friday!!”
I haven’t been paying attention to the egg crisis. This comment came from my mother-in-law who has chickens
This is the issue with Factory farms. Disease spread rampantly in those facilities.
True that factory farms are a problem, however avian flu affects all chickens so not being a monoculture wouldn't help.
I have one egg left. I am savoring it. I bought apple cinnamon bacon. It's gonna be a good breakfast with the last egg on earth.
Eggs are high because if corporate price gouging just look at the company that reported huge profits for the last quarter
Giant grocery stores merging isn't helping... In Seattle, WinCo eggs cost $1.99 but the same no-brand eggs at safeway cost $3.99
Getting a chicken coop is suddenly a financially sound investment.
My brother has gone totally insane, he truly believes he's a chicken. I want to take him to a Psychiatrist to get him help...but we need the eggs.
Ba-dum tsssssss 😕
Not to worry. House repubs will convince George Santos to identify as a chicken & Santos will lay all the eggs conservatives require.
Glad I raise backyard chickens. and grow veggies and can. Have to keep the birds sheltered from wild birds. Keep them locked up in spring and fall, when the wild birds are migrating.
That eggs pun was fowl.
These chicken farms also bury their dead chickens in pits that poisons everyone's well water. which has been happening for decades
Suddenly these backyard chickens are looking like a gold mine.
Fun Fact: United States chickens aren't vaccinated like in Europe. the Eggs have a brown outer layer that would normally allow you to store eggs outside of the fridge for about 2 week, instead the Eggs outer layer is cleaned off and bleached.
The color of the outer layer of the eggs has something to do with the breed of the chickens. Some chickens give white eggs, some give green eggs, some give brown eggs, ect. 😉
@@SN-bl6xm is this related to why we paint/dye eggs for Easter?
Buy from local farmers, I charge 3.50 a dozen free range organic fed birds.
Stop eating overpriced eggs, lol, people can last a month or two without eating eggs. Bird pandemic 2023 😂
This winter I have only laid eyes on one Cardinal and my location is usually full of them this time of year. I've also noticed a drastic reduction of other birds that used to nest in our gutters. Roughly, the birds nesting around our home has plummeted by 80%. Also, Monarch butterfly populations coming through here in the fall have dropped by over 90%. Those are just my observations.
Uh, also the price of feed for chickens that lay eggs has about doubled.
Just give these birds some horse dewormer and they'll be fine.
They get so triggered by that. 😂 And always compelled to mention it is also used on humans.
@@fahimp3 Yes for parasitic infections not viral infections.
Meanwhile corporate profits have greatly increased, but yeah, the bird flu... seems legit.
The cost of eggs doesn't seem to have increased as much in Ireland even though bird flu has been here longer. They're cheaper here.
Pasture-raised eggs mostly seem to be about the same price they have always been around here ($4.99 to 7.99 depending on the brand). The cheapest pasture-raised option used to be $3.99 but went up to $4.99 this last year.
It’s because the corporations are greedy
On a side note, I appreciate how informal Ana and Jenk can get. Adds some much needed brevity to an otherwise heavy topic.
I hope they didn't forget to mention how the feed like doubled. Maybe it is contributing as well....
Went vegan 6 months ago. Perfect timing
Eggs are .54 cents each here in south Louisiana. I eat 4 eggs a day. So I got 10 laying hens from my brother in Mississippi, now I'm getting a lil over 50 a week, for $5 a week in feed. Why is nobody else raising there own laying hens? All ya need is a 20'×40' space. These guys free range on an acre half the time, they are eating all my leftover Organics and creating compost for my garden next year. I'm even hatching my own chick's. Seemed like common sense to me. The beauty is my neighbors and family get eggs for free, if we all pitched in and used our heads we could solve any problem that comes out of.
Owls are not cute, owls are one of the most dangerous predators there is, do not try to pet a wild owl. I have seen them grab and kill animals twice their size.
Love owls anyway, but yeah, those talons & beaks! Will never forget finding HALF a dead rabbit in my backyard. Cut as clean as a cleaver.
Maybe the government should catch and declaw all owls. That way that can't hurt anymore animals. If I'm smart enough to figure that out, why can't the government? I always vote democrat.
I think most companies are taking advantage of consumers. We are short of eggs, insulin and food in general.
An economics professor once told me that the egg market was one of the best examples of free market capitalism. The product is standardize., There are many independent producers. Prices aren't regulated...etc.. The prices are mostly affected by supply and demand.
I’ve seen the memes and jokes online about egg prices. We haven’t had they problem where I live in Germany. I figured it’s because there are soooooo many more options here. I know people that have chickens in their backyard. There are organic farms everywhere, where you can take eggs based on an honor system. You pick them up and just leave some money in a box. So the eggs at the supermarkets always pretty much cost the same. Between 2-3 euros.
As others have noted, the price of feed even for backyard flocks has skyrocketed, especially over the past few months. If you're leaving the same amount of money in the box the owner of the hens is subsidizing your breakfast
I’m glad people are mentioning how they have their own chickens and how great it is, but not all of us live in areas zoned for it or even in property that has space for chickens.
That said, I’m not surprised this is happening. I believe that last year many of the homesteaders I’ve seen on CZcams were expressing huge concern over the avian flu and how it could easily bankrupt homesteaders and small operation farmers, because basically all of the birds have to culled. It especially affects operators who free range outside their birds, since it’s harder to prevent the transmission of said virus.
I hate bringing up COVID, I want to be post-COVID just as much, if not more as you. But as someone who immunocompromised, I learned from COVID nobody cares until it negatively impacts them, so I don’t expect any sort of structural change to prevent this in the future with the birds.
They are getting so eggspensive!
BOOOOOOOOO HIISSSSSSSSS lol
@@stickynickels9317 Awww you sound eggravated
Easy to use bird flu as the reason for increased egg prices. But did egg prices increase by 300% after the bird flu of 2014/15? I don't think so. Maybe part of the reason is the number of food processing plants which have burned down without explanation. Also coupled with the two largest Chinese chicken plants closing down. Then there are farmers complaining Purina chicken food formula has been changed and chickens are not producing the normal amount of eggs per hen. Those who switched to another brand or supplemented feed with kitchen scrapes have started to have their egg laying numbers rise.
It’s one excuse after another. They want full control. Now Gates is screwing with the bees.
Just another case of corporations passing the slavings on to you
Support true free range local farmers, not commercial disease ridden caged producers
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@@main3182 Because vegetables don't require large plots of land to grow good then you can grow an acre of corn in a pot and feed a million people oh wait that would require more deep forest For more farmland for vegetables guess you didn't consider that because you think going vegan will solve everything imagine if everybody ate vegetables can you imagine the size of farms we would need and then what are we gonna do with all the farm Let them run free
So glad to have chickens of my own. Haven’t had to buy eggs in a while.
The price jump isn't just in the US. Our eggs in the Czech Republic has almost tripled. Granted it is still cheaper than back home in the States but still a hit to the monthly food budget.
I'm so sick of seeing people post comments like "eggs are so expensive, off your on EBT sit down this isn't your fight" I'm a home care aide and all of my clients are getting EBT their aid only lasts about 2 weeks. Some are not even that long. Yes costs of food is EVERYONE'S problem, cash or EBT don't matter because all people need to eat
Good. Industrial chicken farms are horrific. I'm vegetarian with vegan leanings, so if I want to use eggs as a protein alternative I get them from a friend who keeps some hens as pets, and when I move I'm considering adopting some myself (laying hens actually come through our shelter more than you'd imagine).
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@@freesiahevnosey6124 I'm vegetarian/mostly vegan for ethical reasons, not health or financial reasons. I avoid eating non-human animals and products harvested from them while kept in cruel conditions just because I like them.
You've got to be a troll if you think I'm vegetarian because "conventional meat" is too expensive. There's no such thing as conventional meat in a civilized human society except for certain folks with medical conditions.
I'd still prefer cannibalism over eating a dog, a species I hold in higher regard than our own.
Wages do make a difference, but not nearly as much as pundits claim. For example, for most restaurants labor represents 40% of their costs. During lunch and dinner rushes, they turn over tables roughly every 10 minutes, so that's 6 tickets per wait staff member. If you raise their wage from $12 to $15 per hour that is $0.50 per ticket. The kitchen staff supports several waiters, so their extra wages might add another $0.50 per ticket. Would a typical restaurant customer even notice that their chicken parm costs $19 instead of $18? No. Would the waiter notice a huge bump in their take home pay? Yes.
Here in the UK, it's half that. The producers have been told to keep even the free range chickens indoors to prevent them catching bird flu off the wild birds. There's been problems getting hold of them, availability has been spotty but there's just about enough to go around.
We could also save money in the cost of our eggs by not washing them like damn near everyone else on the planet.
Eggs were super cheap even with the washing. There is far more going on.
Pre pandemic i was paying $1.30 for 60 eggs.. now that same pack of 60 eggs is between 11 and 14 bucks.... %1000+ increase in price seemingly over night.
Where are you buying your eggs? Where I live eggs are $11.00 - $11.50 for a carton of just 18!!!! It’s highway robbery!!!!
A 60 count used to be $4.78 at Walmart. They are now $18-20.
As a low level egg producers, my food costs have surged continuously for 4 years with a sudden surge across last summer. I free ranged as much as possible but the core proteins and grain I supplement with have become precious.
People be smart. Just stop buying eggs. Then the price will drop.
Thanks for the info. While I'm not a regular egg consumer, I did notice the massive price hike when I recently considered baking a cake from scratch and was shopping for ingredients.
I'm from the Netherlands, the 2nd largest food exporter in the world. A lot of veggies and fruit in glasshouses being very efficient (lookup Westland Nederland for pics or vid) but on the other side of the country there's a lot of chicken and pigs etc. I knew we also exported to the US, but you even have an exemption for our country per de FDA I now see. Before I post that piece of text, we do have some cases of bird flu as well, but the farmers have been protesting for a while now because many of them need to cut down to some self set strict level of Co2 waste. So they are being bought out in certain places, a lot of the large ones. Not 100 percent sure this is a direct affect on top of it as well but who knows.
I guess I need to start raising my own chickens in the back yard. 😆
If local ordinances even let you. It’s ridiculous how you can’t have chickens in your own backyard but people cats are allowed to roam free and killing wildlife and crapping in others’ yards.
@@jaeess3544 So you're going to get mad at a cat for being a cat. Lots of steaks do not have leash laws for a cat Do you want to know why because it's an old farming law. How can a cat get rid of rats when it's tethered? You're really going to cry about the local foul pigeons are flying rats song sparrows in Starlings are parasitic birds They don't even belong in the USA.
here in Washington State cats and pigeonsor exempt from the leash law. The reason is because of old laws that have not been changed. barn cats is why they don't need to be on a leashand pigeons was like your modern day texting service the pigeon can't pass a note if it's tied up or in a cage.
If anything you need to be concerned about why he is are the most destructive animal on the planet. You want to cry about cat food Do you think that when a bunch of sewage gets done in the ocean the animals or creatures that are there want to do with your shit?Drop your egoYour life is not above another animals. House cats are higher up on the food chain than humans.👍🏾😸
@@Catnipfumarcats destroy bird populations. Just accept it
City bylaws only allow chickens on a FARM. You are most likely zoned Residential. So, NO. End of story.
@@bunzeebear2973 Depends on what state and city. Here in seattle there are plenty of people that live in the city that have chickens and hens. All you really need is a big enough back yard. With this new bird flu problem I Dont know if there is going to be temporary changes. I don't have chickens cause I live in a apt. I just have to walk a block and a half down the street and I can see homes that have chickens.
It IS caused by governmental policy! Concentration of production creates lack of resiliency in output....
Too many industrial scale egg factories, too few de-centralized, family scale producers.
It's basic human and biological history we ignore at our peril.
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@@freesiahevnosey6124 you are fcked in the head if you think eating dog is ok. 🙄
@@main3182 yeah no thanks. 🙄
Last week i paid 6.99 for an 18 pack. This week that 18 pack is going up to 7.49
10.99 for 18 here...😧
15 pack/1020g €3,89 and 10 pack/580g €1,89 ... i did just buy 2 x 10 pack for €2,5 because those were best before tomorrow .
I work at a grocery store and have been inundated with the same question, and I keep telling them that the avian flu is infecting a lot of birds and the only way to slow the spread is by killing them.
As a person who already has serious food allergies and can't eat 70% of what's in stores, having the basics cost so much, and my food is priced 5 to 12 dollars more for the same product.
My question is what about the farmers? Everyone else is having increased cost so are the farmers. Are the farmers being paid more for their for the goods or are the grocery chains screwing them as well?
Well they need to take a look at how these companies raise an contain these animals..ever been to a commercial farm?..it's disgusting
As someone who has almost 100 layers, and regularly undercuts the grocery store to sell eggs, I can nail 3 reasons eggs are expensive.
1: The price of chicken feed has gone up $7 per 50 pound bag since 2018
2: Bird Flu has killed a lot of birds this last year, I've replaced 17 birds just over the summer, with 2/3rds of those being lost to bird flu.
3: Livestock in general seems to be reproducing with far less success this last year, and for that I have no real explanation. I've had a less than 30% success rate breeding rabbits since May of 2022, when they typically become pregnant with a rate closer to 95%. Of the litters I've had, they've been smaller, and had a much higher mortality rate than usual. Likewise, my layers have been laying less eggs then in typical years, with my leghorns (some of whom regularly lay 2-3 eggs a day) laying an average of 5 eggs per week.
Then it's not Bidens fault?
@@bruceswearingen7718 no, is not Biden's fault.
I have been buying Vital Farms pasture raised eggs and the price has gone up $1 in the last year or so. I pay $6.99 at Sprouts. Pastured eggs are superior for you and the chickens are happy in the sun and eating a variety of foods that they know they need. Less likely to get sick too, because they are healthy with smaller flocks. Plus, when you crack those eggs, they are very different from concentrated farming eggs. The yolks are vibrant, like day glo orange, because the chickens eat grass and seed and the beta carotene in the grass (omega 3's too) are in the yolk. It's like eating veggies with your eggs. They are higher in CLA which protects your heart and lower in omega 6 and 12 fatty acids that hurt your heart.
You are correct pasture eggs yolk are different but there nearly 8 dollars for a dozen were I live.
I farmed poultry for several years and eggs barely even cover the cost of feed. All the small poultry farmers I know are losing flocks, life savings, livelihood, and even going bankrupt! Yet everyone's complaining about the prices! At least your not in your 50s and 60s and facing losing your entire farm and being homeless! Govt is only helping large corporate farms too... 🤢 🤮
As long as people continue paying outrageous prices for eggs, why would sellers lower them?
Those animals suffering were so heartbreaking. They can't speak all they can do is suffer
As consumers, we can support local farms who raise chickens humanely. We can also use 1 Tbls flax meal with 2.5 Tsp water to create an excellent egg substitute that is very nutritious. Toss in some Turmeric for coloring. This egg substitute is also excellent for baking. Stop supporting corporate chicken farms.
@@redwood421 we should support local farms. Now that flax meal trick, I'm actually going to try it. Thanks! 😊
@@shanellemoses3749 Glad to hear your willing to try. You have to let it set for about 2 minutes - plenty of DIY available for its use.
Remember also the cost of fuel, which goes into growing the feed as well as transporting the feed, running equipment on the farm eg getting the feed from storage to the birds, and bringing the eggs all the stages through to your grocery store
Most eggs are coming out of ohio and pennsylvania. You have to add fuel and transportation costs as much of it comes from the east coast. However dont blame the stores. Blame the companies who buy the eggs from the farmers. They are the ones price gouging. The stores are at the receiving ends.
If you had just one dozen eggs to eat, per week, and nothing else, you would be fine. You could survive on that (in a typical modern lifestyle). For another $50.00, you can have plenty of vegetables, some coffee & cream etc. Go to Save-A-Lot, Priceright, Aldi, and places that have good prices.
Egg prices and supply has been hit all over the world. I was reading an article yesterday about the shortage in New Zealand right now. They literally don't have enough eggs to meet demand. And then to add insult to injury, the only 2 grocery chains just announced that they will only sell eggs from the farms that have free range. Which is not only going to further reduce the supply, but may drive many farmers out of business. So yeah, it's not just a problem in the United States. It's everywhere.
Look at how those animals are being kept. If they were not kept in such intense conditions they would be less susceptible to disease. And, yes, owls, eagles and falcons are raptors, among other characteristics, so they are vulnerable to contact with visiting/migrating birds.
Eggs is up 264 %
I use to love eating boiled eggs. Now I might eat them once or twice a month. And now since I started making my own homemade pancakes, breads, cakes and pies. Now the eggs price is like 😮😮😮😮and I decided to go down that route to save money. Gee thank a lot
@@Jack_Russell_Brown I’m definitely going to check that brand out thank you I really appreciate your feedback.
The same is happening here in Sweden, eggs have become much more expensive. Since then, all food has also gone up in price, but eggs and cheese have become much more
It's every where I think.
Seriously we should create a fb group to pick things that screwed us on prices n pic one thing per week to not buy for a week and we could end up with them sending lobbyists to us
Friendly reminder that wild birds aren't being devastated to the extent that factory farmed ful are because factory farming creates such horrible conditions in such cramped spaces for the livestock they are guaranteed to get sick.
Friendly reminder not to come to conclusions when you have never worked with farms on any basis. There are actually standards in place for humane conditions of poultry that are monitored. Most large scale farms have biosecurity measures in place to try and prevent diseases. AI spreads rapidly and can be brought easily to farms by people who do not know how biosecurity works. All it takes in 1 person. This also fails to include multiple small scale farms and pasture raised farms that have also gotten the disease. If a wild bird can land somewhere, the disease can be present in the area. Birds in large farms are inside to reduce the contact between wild and domestic birds. There are also still small scale poultry producers taking their animals to fairs, shows and other farms which increases the chance that their birds bring diseases back home.
its not inflation when corporations are making record profits. inflation only happens when companies 'have to' increase prices to cover the cost of doing business.
it is a scam 50 million in 201 2014 to 58 million now. not much of a difference. 3 years ago their was 12 eggs for 47 cents now they are 4.99 for 12. they are just jacking the price up.
I'm used to paying higher prices for eggs as the cost of eggs from pasture raised chickens (not simply cage free/free range) have always cost more. It was so sad to see those eagles and owls.
You don't like to watch Owls and Eagles? Why? They're sweet.
Canada Medium white eggs $3.65, I think its around a dollar cheaper with American currency. So if your by the border get over their and grab some eggs.
Yeah, in Canada eggs are doing fine price wise.
If 1 in 3 households raised chickens, not only would the egg market be non-existent, but wasted food going to the landfills would be negligent.
A little more complicated than that cuz I used to keep chickens, the price of feed is a factor as well as Predators, so unless you plan on staying up all night and keeping an eye on them you're almost guaranteed to lose some,
@@onamattapeeya no, it was actually researched by a university - not that i am doubting what you are saying is true. This was part of a news story last week, eggs are especially expensive where I live, so its a popular topic around here.
@@scottmattern482 " researched by a University" does not automatically mean that they are right, there are cases where a different universities that similar studies and had different results, and I admit I don't have any knowledge of how the dynamic will be changed by more people keeping chickens at home, I am only speaking of personal experience, I lost more chickens to Predators than anything else, and there are protected Hawks that live in this area so if they snatch a chicken just have to let them take it, which never happened to me personally but they have gotten close enough to me before that I ran inside,
@@scottmattern482 yeah they're also very expensive here but, and I have not been able to get any information on this, the price of egg substitute (better known by the brand name egg beaters) has not gone up at a similar pace, while the price of eggs is still going up the price of Walmart Brand egg substitute has been stable at $4.14 for at least a few months, but if the price of X goes up shouldn't everything that has eggs as an ingredient also increase in price?
@@onamattapeeya it doesn't mean they're right, but we would have to do our own research to prove it wrong, or we have to accept their results. The conclusion was in order to eliminate the egg market and food waste going to landfills, you would only need 1 in 3 households to raise chickens. Just makes the point that chicken coops should be encouraged by municipalities, not banned. Im sure it's harder work than I suspect and I believe that the loses due to accidents and animal attacks are very common.
If you are distressed by the ailing birds in this video, then you will be distressed by most poultry and egg farms. Even so called "cage free" farms have multiple birds struggling to breathe, struggling to support their own weight, struggling to access water, denied sunlight for days on end, and living in their own feces. There is a solution to eliminating such suffering and in the long term, eliminating such avian influenza outbreaks. Switch to a plant based diet. Besides, eggs are bad for your health, but the egg industry keeps lying to conceal the truth.
People pay extra for that "cage free" label, if they only knew it was a big lie for the most part.
Telling people to stop eating meat isn't going to help either, what we need is a more informed public that a more plant based diet is healthier. We have let the meat industry, have their way for decades. Spreading false and misleading info, much like the milk industry has done.
@@spencers4121 100%! It has to be a systematic, multipronged approach to educating the consumers.
It’s $6.75 for normal eggs; free range 9$. Im glad I have chickens. My uncle eats egg’s daily, I occasionally eat them so I’m fine.
Additionally, chickens naturally reduce egg production when the days are shorter. Pasture raised and free range eggs are scarcer in winter, shifting demand to commercially produced eggs.
Very true i was getting 10-14 a day now its 7-10 a day
Also don't forget the price of chicken feed for the high price of eggs. The avian flu is a perfect reason why we shouldn't have factory farms. It literally infects the entire flock in a entire facility.
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@@main3182 nah we really don't. You do you but don't tell me what I can and can't eat.
Avian flu infects non factory birds too genius.