@pbsnews: A look at the real reasons behind soaring egg prices Egg prices have soared to new records over the last couple of months. The wholesale price for a dozen white eggs climbed to over $8 in February. Since then, that price has dropped but the prices consumers pay at the grocery store are still high. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at what has been going on. #pbsnews #newshour #pbsnewshour #eggs #groceries #news #economics #eggprices #groceryprices #farms #avianinfluenza #economy

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gremlincakes
Fae :
Too bad disease research and food safety regulations are being defunded.
2025-03-23 16:11:56
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nallad0n
Nallad0n :
but egg suppliers are having record profits. yes the flu is part of it but greed is pushing it far more
2025-03-23 16:50:15
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hikaru_starr
HikaruStarr :
😭 I HAD TO STOP BUYING BECAUSE IT'S PEOPLE STUPIDLY OVERBUYING THAT'S THE PROBLEM!!
2025-03-23 19:23:59
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mayte1234566778
Mayte Hernandez :
Are we the only country dealing with high egg prices?
2025-03-23 16:08:54
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thatrunnernamedpaige
Paige 💔🇺🇸 :
I haven’t bought eggs for 5 weeks. Learned to bake with vegan alternatives :/
2025-03-23 17:58:01
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skivmo
JT :
I own 6 hens, they lay 4-6 eggs a day and cost little to maintain after the initial coop investment. if you love somewhere you can do this, do it, I have enough to sell to friends and they're isolated
2025-03-24 18:35:17
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weaponized_mogwai
Weaponized_Mogwai :
Panic buying and greed furthers the problem. Didn't people learn this during Covid. I bought a carton of 18 and it lasted us the same amount of time it always does. Weeks
2025-03-24 14:23:35
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beautiful_home5
@Beautiful Home 🇺🇸duo🇨🇦 :
Panic buying like toilet paper then it creates a worse unnecessary shortage
2025-03-23 17:37:37
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ivielanie.m
deez ⛳️ putts :
Why hasn’t the price of chicken gone up?
2025-03-23 16:18:08
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this_is_what_we_train_4
Kabe :
What is the point of having a contract for eggs if the price still goes up and down depending on the market price of eggs?
2025-03-23 16:36:47
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gawiarmywife
Gawiarmywife :
yes but in past situations with other things like Gas, wheat, and dairy...the government had stepped in to take taxes off, bought supply and made it affordable and took other measures...
2025-03-23 16:47:10
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crankysmartyartypants
Cranky SmartyArtyPants :
At scarcity tactics benefiting the corporations, the corporations are pushing the government for less oversight causing more disease. Hold Corporations responsible.
2025-03-23 20:47:35
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jp51552
John :
Re: the distributor's highest than usual profit. Doesn't that fall under the 'windfsll' profits tax?
2025-03-23 16:58:42
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beastinthewest
BeastInTheWest :
Instead of seeing if the hens got sick, farmers were orders to kill them. Forgot to mention that.
2025-03-23 16:12:41
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jessewhocooks1
thatguythatcooks :
It's the TP scandal from 2020 all over again!
2025-03-23 16:10:49
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elurfali
El-Urfali Orphans :
Why isn’t chicken prices soaring
2025-03-23 19:28:19
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s1thlordess
SithLordess :
yall should cover the news on egg farmers who raise egg prices WITHOUT flu outbreaks
2025-03-23 18:59:40
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alijaroxx
⟣ A ⟢ :
I just don’t eat eggs now, I don’t miss it
2025-03-23 21:20:03
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michellebarber578
michellebarber578 :
you don't use eggs in bread
2025-03-23 17:03:28
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krodmandoon1
Krod Mandoon :
I just buy a dozen and left it at that no panic buying
2025-03-23 21:21:07
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kungfuhustle001
Dan :
Trump knew about the avian flu problem when he promised lower egg prices. Any way you slice it, Trump must be held responsible.
2025-03-23 18:18:36
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freekazoid101
Paige :
the cost of meat drives up egg prices as well. people are substituting eggs for other proteins
2025-03-23 18:24:20
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desperado2188
the last Savage :
as a farmer egg prices have been low for years
2025-03-24 04:52:39
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flywithfinley
Mr. Finley :
When you only have a handful of suppliers when they are affected there’s little alternatives
2025-03-23 17:02:40
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doctormrs.themonarch
Dr. GF :
it's clearly the lobbying by cal maine under trumps first term to deregulate. and the terrible farming practices we have. learned nothing from the dust bowl. or Katrina.
2025-03-23 16:39:26
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