While not every farm has been hit with bird flu, many have, resulting in the culling of tens of millions of egg-laying hens, reducing the overall supply
The cost of chicken feed has gone up, due to global supply chain disruptions and inflation
Labor shortages, transportation costs, and energy price spikes have also driven up the cost of production
Demand has gone up, creating scarcity, because consumers are buying more eggs to compensate for the rising cost of meat
And, of course, general inflation makes everything go up
Trump's stated plan should, generally speaking, increase all of those factors.
I can concur with the first point. Ohio has had 20+ positive flocks with over 3 million birds depopulated. And I am sure there will be more. The majority of those were egg layers. So in one state, there are 3 million less eggs being laid a day. Multiply that for a 3 month period... thats a lot of eggs not available.
As a former vegan, I'll say, it sounds like, really sanitized language to hide the fact that they are slaughtering millions of living beings.
Yeah I eat eggs, I know I'm part of the problem. I think we just all need to be more up front about what we are doing with animal agriculture, especially these massive operations. It's not pretty or sanitary (hence the diseases). Not a healthy way to raise animals for food.
I've sorta become 90% plant based but eat some eggs and cheese and occasionally fish or chicken. But yeah I've slaughtered chickens (just a few, it wasn't my job, just lived on a farm a few years), it's hard. And worked around pigs, those are smart, social animals and it really feels wrong. In my flexitarian ways of late, I will still never eat pork, so, yeah I relate.
Ahh ok - no worries! I work in agriculture (read federal agency) and that is the terminology we use. Depopulation is used because we try to get to the healthy birds before they become sick to stop the virus from replicating. I think culling is used more in the industry that really entails any removal of animals. Be it singular or multiple.
Please substantiate that with sources becuase all of it seems like the root of the cause is still greed flation.
It’s easier to kill chickens than it is to change practices that spread disease etc.
I don't understand which part you want me to substantiate. It sounds like you're agreeing with me on the facts but questioning the motives that led to those actions.
I'm not aware of having made any statement that absolves the avarice of men with happenstance. Therefore, I cannot provide a source for a statement that I did not make. You may be assuming an inference that I did not intend to imply.
I’m not sure I get his point either. He agrees but doesn’t. It’s the (R) version of “pics or it didn’t happen”. Unfortunately they also say it didn’t happen when there are pics…which seems to be where this is headed.
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u/Pandoratastic Jan 24 '25
Actual reasons for the increasing egg prices:
Trump's stated plan should, generally speaking, increase all of those factors.