Summary
Egg prices in the U.S. have reached a record high of $4.95 per dozen amid a severe bird flu outbreak that has led to the culling of millions of egg-laying chickens.
The shortage is compounded by rising feed, fuel, and labor costs, as well as increased demand and stricter cage-free regulations in several states.
Consumers face empty shelves, surcharges, and limited availability, with some areas pricing cartons at $10 or more.
Prices are expected to continue rising, especially with Easter demand.
I was expecting a whole raft of letters and op-eds in my local corporate rag (Denver Post) that more or less spew the same old “give him a chance to pivot to being presidential, you guyyyyyyzzzzzz” and “we had to put up with Biden when he was in office and you didn’t see US protesting like this [1]!!! boo hoo hoo” type of stuff for the next several weeks months after he took power. I don’t recall seeing too many of these. Weird.
[1] The fact that these assholes could act like they had to “put up with” Biden when neither Biden or anyone in his administration was trying to target entire demographics and cause “pain” to the American people, etc…completely unlike what donvict is doing. Nevermind that they can sit there and gaslight about not protesting. Protesting is a completely valid and highly American and patriotic tradition - what THEY fucking did when they lost was to throw an insurrection that was run in parallel with a fucking coup attempt.