Inflation
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In other news, global economic crisis caused by American geriatric continues to enrage middle America.
Still, it could be worse. The British press are probably blaming it on Meghan Markle.
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Farm group calls for the FTC to investigate the pricing of eggs for signs of price gouging.
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In the US at least, it appears that it has "turned the corner"
https://www.statista.com/statistics/273418/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us/
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https://www.wired.com/story/the-bird-flu-outbreak-has-taken-an-ominous-turn/
The article is mainly about bird flu outbreak. Relevant to the price of egg is this snippet:
... the US, where 43 million laying hens were either killed by avian flu last year or slaughtered to prevent the disease from spreading. Those losses took out almost a third of the national flock of laying hens; according to the US Department of Agriculture, they cut into egg supplies so much that prices at the end of the year were 210 percent higher than at the end of 2021. ...
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https://www.wired.com/story/the-bird-flu-outbreak-has-taken-an-ominous-turn/
The article is mainly about bird flu outbreak. Relevant to the price of egg is this snippet:
... the US, where 43 million laying hens were either killed by avian flu last year or slaughtered to prevent the disease from spreading. Those losses took out almost a third of the national flock of laying hens; according to the US Department of Agriculture, they cut into egg supplies so much that prices at the end of the year were 210 percent higher than at the end of 2021. ...
Uh, you kinda forgot about the increases in diesel fuel and feed didn't you?
