Commonground
Senior Moderator
Trader Joe’s has a one dozen egg limit while Whole Foods and even big box store Costco placed a three-carton limit. Wegman’s had plenty of eggs at $5.49/dozen and Morton Williams had eggs at $7.49 for an 18-pack. D’Agostino’s had eggs, but also had among highest prices.
February 12, 2025
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The problem does not look like it will abate any time soon. The Consumer Price Index, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Feb. 12 showed egg prices surged 15.2 percent compared to a year ago, making it the largest increase in egg prices since June 2015, according to the department.
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Farm-level egg prices, the most volatile category tracked by the USDA, are predicted to increase 45.2 percent in 2025, the USDA stated.
That’s likely to translate into a 20.3 percent jump in egg prices at the retail level in 2025.
continued: https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/...hases-amid-shortages-surging-prices-XF4205231
February 12, 2025
Excerpt:
The problem does not look like it will abate any time soon. The Consumer Price Index, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Feb. 12 showed egg prices surged 15.2 percent compared to a year ago, making it the largest increase in egg prices since June 2015, according to the department.
-snip-
Farm-level egg prices, the most volatile category tracked by the USDA, are predicted to increase 45.2 percent in 2025, the USDA stated.
That’s likely to translate into a 20.3 percent jump in egg prices at the retail level in 2025.
continued: https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/...hases-amid-shortages-surging-prices-XF4205231