why are eggs so atrociously expensive in the US? where i live they’re the equivalent of 3$ USD for a dozen
this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2025
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The eggs in the picture are like the most expensive eggs you can buy. A dozen of the cheapest eggs are around $5-6. Which is still like 3-4 times as expensive as they were a few years ago, but not nearly as insane as what is posted.
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One of the reasons I hate to get on social media is pictures of people flaunting their wealth.
Well, I guess you’re all satisfied, it seems to be guaranteed /s
pretty funny that here in Australia, you can get a dozen for around $2 or 3 aud, and even then our major supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, are getting probed for price gouging, AND we are apparently going though a shortage due to bird flu.
The only issue is that the US has an avian flu that causes them to cull lots of birds and also drives up the costs.
If the country had a significant amount of voting citizens that cared, it would be able to deal with this sort of issue in stride…
Here we are…