Posted something similar. With that being said, I would think they would have access to true wholesalers cheaper than Costco. Then again, maybe not.
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LOL, please list those lots of things Trump has fixed so far. TIA
I would kind of doubt it. Food service companies are usually not cheap.
This has been a weird event. Typically when egg prices spike, demand decreases and supply corrects itself in a couple of weeks . But it sounds like supply issues are here for awhile
He's gonna show you the dumbest goddamn tiktok video ever of some random guy explaining everything Trump has fixed so far.
I know it won't stay this way, but fortunately the egg white prices have remained steady. I usually make 1 or 2 eggs, and then add 1 cup cup of egg whites to it. Helps the eggs last a bit longer.
Most restaurants and food processors don’t get their eggs and all other foods from grocery stores but rather restaurant supply distribution box trucks/semi trucks. These people are numpties.
Did I miss it or has not one person explained why eggs are the way they are?
- Bird Flu: Picture this: there's a flu going around, but not the kind you catch from sneezing. It's bird flu, and it's deadly for chickens. If one chicken catches it, it's not like they'll just quarantine that bird; no, the USDA says, "Sorry, but we've got to kill them all." This process is called culling.
- Cleanup: After the culling, the farm must be cleaned from top to bottom. They need to scrub every nook and cranny to make sure no trace of the virus is left. This isn't like cleaning your apartment for guests; this is more like decontaminating a biohazard zone. It takes time, special equipment, and money.
- Getting New Pullets: Now, you can't just go buy a new chicken and expect eggs right away. You need pullets – young hens that haven't started laying yet. These pullets take about six months to grow up and start laying eggs. So, from the moment the farm is clean, you're looking at half a year before you see an egg.
- Full Recovery Time: Here's where it gets even longer. If everything goes perfectly – no more outbreaks, no delays in getting new pullets, no issues with the new flock – you're looking at around a year before the farm is back to producing eggs at a normal rate.
- Long-Term Effect: Given the scale of last year's culling – we're talking millions and millions of chickens – it's going to take a long time for egg production to catch up. Think of it like trying to refill a giant pool with a tiny cup; it's going to take a while before we're swimming in eggs again at normal prices.
Yep, Son and I share chickens together.
I bought 4 Bard Rock chicks from Blain's in early May.
Raised them up and integrated them into the flock.
Finally started laying in late October.
Takes a long time to rebuild a small flock like ours let alone thousands
A couple other facts you left out.
A decision to not use the emergency supply of bird flu vaccines was made in 2022. Head of the USDA Tom Vlasek and the pruor administrator made this decision. The vacines then expired. The supply was not replenished so even if we wanted to vaccinate the timeline to do so will require ramping up production immediately. The nomination for a new Ag Secretary is still not thru congress, guess who is slow walking the process. Over 145 million layers have been culled since this out break began. My neighbor is a Wildlife Professor and also pointed out that mismanagement,declining interest in migrating geese hunting is one on a few causes keeping this flu alive and spreading. If you look at the outbreaks, timing of the outbreaks you will find they align with the major flyways in North America.
Bottom line is we need the new Ag Secretary in place. Very sharp lady with a background to get our supply chains back to being secure. Unbelievable that we threw away a vacine that would have prevented/mitigated this. More money wasted and the cost passed on to the taxpayer 10 times over. No short term fix to this one. Go right ahead and make this a Trump thing, the facts are cutting thru the tantrum noise that some Democrats have fixated on as a gotcha....16 days in. When all the damage and mismanagement is factual and easy to see with how Vlasic and last administration botched this outbreak.
$3.99 Dozen in NY. same as 2022/23. Shelves are fully stocked.
