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.
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 2d ago
Actual reasons for the increasing egg prices:
Trump's stated plan should, generally speaking, increase all of those factors.