Egg price watch
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I don't think this has been discussed here when talking about the egg crisis in America. We appear to be the only country that sanitizes the eggs , which removes a protective layer, and thus requires refrigeration for storage and display in supermarkets. That has to cost something extra for the delivery of these eggs as we don't like Salmonella in our diets.
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Because it had nothing to do with the increased costs. The cost of transportation and refrigeration has been baked into the price for generations. The only way to point to transport as a factor is if the fuel price increased. Now, if we had just switched to this sanitation method, the. You could point to it.
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One risk is that people who travel internationally realize ‘you don’t have to refrigerate eggs’. But you do have to refrigerate US eggs.
I often mention this if I’m at an immigrant’s house and see their egg on the counter. They usually ignore me thinking I’m being an overly precious American.
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One risk is that people who travel internationally realize ‘you don’t have to refrigerate eggs’. But you do have to refrigerate US eggs.
I often mention this if I’m at an immigrant’s house and see their egg on the counter. They usually ignore me thinking I’m being an overly precious American.
@jon-nyc said in Egg price watch:
One risk is that people who travel internationally realize ‘you don’t have to refrigerate eggs’. But you do have to refrigerate US eggs.
I often mention this if I’m at an immigrant’s house and see their egg on the counter. They usually ignore me thinking I’m being an overly precious American.
We actually normally have a few eggs on the counter. Friends with a farm… We don’t get enough to meet all our needs, so normally buy eggs at the regular grocer, too. We use those for baking/cooking ingredients and use the farm fresh for eating…
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Posting for a friend:
If something becomes four times cheaper, that phrase is ambiguous and often misused.
But if we interpret it literally:
- “Four times cheaper” does not mean it now costs $0.25.
- It should mean that the new price is one-fourth of the original price.
So, if the original cost is $1.00:
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\text{New price} = \frac{1.00}{4} = 0.25
$$Answer: $0.25
️ Note: Some people mistakenly think "four times cheaper" means "$1 minus $4," which makes no sense. The more accurate phrasing would be “the price was reduced by 75%” or “the price is one-quarter of what it was.” -
I'm buying 20 million eggs tomorrow, which should pretty much set me up for life.
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Per dozen it was $4.08 when he won the election, $6.55 when he was inaugurated, and $2.33 as of yesterday.
Since election, they have come down 42% (not 400%).
Since inauguration they have come down 64% (also not 400%).To @Horace 's point, the price should either be $1.02 (election day) or $1.63 (inauguration), if we are taking 400% to mean 1/4 of the cost, in either case, neither is near the $2.33 actual number.
Either way, the numbers Trump says are lies, which is not surprising. I knew that would be the outcome before I even began the analysis.
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Per dozen it was $4.08 when he won the election, $6.55 when he was inaugurated, and $2.33 as of yesterday.
Since election, they have come down 42% (not 400%).
Since inauguration they have come down 64% (also not 400%).To @Horace 's point, the price should either be $1.02 (election day) or $1.63 (inauguration), if we are taking 400% to mean 1/4 of the cost, in either case, neither is near the $2.33 actual number.
Either way, the numbers Trump says are lies, which is not surprising. I knew that would be the outcome before I even began the analysis.
@89th said in Egg price watch:
Either way, the numbers Trump says are lies, which is not surprising.
Putting on my pedantic asshole hat just for a moment, I would say that the numbers are bullshit rather than lies. 'Lies' implies that some degree of thought went into them. Trump just makes stuff up on the spot. He has no idea whether what he says is true or not, because he thinks it doesn't matter.
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Perhaps, but I am stubborn on calling his random facts made up on the spot... "lies". They are incorrect/untrue statements he makes. Clearly my campaign here on TNCR will one day impact what he does!
@89th said in Egg price watch:
Perhaps, but I am stubborn on calling his random facts made up on the spot... "lies". They are incorrect/untrue statements he makes. Clearly my campaign here on TNCR will one day impact what he does!
It is often falsely claimed that the Inuit people have 50 words for snow. I wonder how many words the Trump family have for bullshit.
