I was stunned. I've gotten accustomed to $2.00 eggs, which is high, but damn.
Apparently, there's bird flu going around, plus electricity increases (up 15% and the egg industry is highly automated ... so), plus those good ole shipping costs. It's going to be a bitch to bake this Xmas, but otherwise I can avoid eggs. They're usually last minute breakfast foods anyway.
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Date: 2022-11-08 04:22 am (UTC)From:Apparently, there's bird flu going around, plus electricity increases (up 15% and the egg industry is highly automated ... so), plus those good ole shipping costs. It's going to be a bitch to bake this Xmas, but otherwise I can avoid eggs. They're usually last minute breakfast foods anyway.
Still ...