Egg prices are down dramatically / myLot

United States

April 22, 2023 3:23pm CST

So why aren't prices of the things that went up during the temporary egg shortage coming down accordingly? The answer is simple. Corporate greed. An egg today costs 1/3 of what it did just a few short weeks ago. Yet, the prices of items in the grocery store that skyrocketed due to the increased price of eggs have not come down at all. On the other hand, the McDonald's I often stop at for breakfast has reduced the prices of their breakfast sandwiches that include eggs by about 1/2 the amount they raised them. Will other restaurants and grocery retailers follow McDonald's lead? I hope so. There is no reason for them not to except greed. Have egg prices come down in your area?

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (109799)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Apr 23

I think it might take a couple of weeks to see the difference. They could still be shipping the stuff made when the price was higher

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

23 Apr 23

Yes, I thought of that. Time will tell.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (109799)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Apr 23

@DWDavis I hope they do

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (343707)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Apr 23

I don't know if they've come down or not as I'm not there at the moment. They seem to be quite expensive in Ireland.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

22 Apr 23

I wonder if Ireland has robust domestic egg production or if they import a large portion of the eggs they use.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (343707)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Apr 23

@DWDavis Certainly what I've seen are 'made in Ireland' eggs. I'll try to take a bit more notice of the packaging.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90741)

• Arvada, Colorado

22 Apr 23

Yes they have quite a bit now DW. It is baffling isn't it? Greed rules.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

22 Apr 23

Sadly, greed does rule corporate behavior.

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@DaddyEvil (138975)

• United States

22 Apr 23

Yes, egg prices have come down in my part of Missouri, too. I paid a little over $3 for an 18 pack of X-large eggs a few days ago. They had been $7 two months ago.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (81653)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

22 Apr 23

Yep, now i can buy eggs again at a normal price with a box of 18 eggs just a bit over $3 at Walmart, They had gone to over $6 and then I stopped buying them,

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solxee

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

22 Apr 23

No matter how pricey eggs are, people still buy them here coz it’s a breakfast staple

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

23 Apr 23

Eggs are an important part of breakfast here, too. That's why I'm glad the price has come down.

popciclecold

@popciclecold (39718)

• United States

22 Apr 23

Yes they have a lot.

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youless

@youless (112670)

• Guangzhou, China

23 Apr 23

This is a good news since eggs are very common and it shouldn't be so expensive. As to here, the egg price remains similar for quite a long time already.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

24 Apr 23

Bird flu hit the big egg-laying chicken farms recently, and millions of hens had to be destroyed. The resulting shortage of eggs drove prices sky-high.

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May2k8

@May2k8 (18441)

• Indonesia

23 Apr 23

Here the price can go up or down depending on the stock available.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

23 Apr 23

We are still suffering high food inflation and since the Government is all talk about reducing inflation not a lot is being done to drive it down

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

24 Apr 23

Food price inflation is a hot issue here, too, made worse by the bird flu hitting the egg-laying hens by the millions a short while back. The disgusting thing is that the companies like Kraft, whose costs have gone back down, don't intend to reduce their prices.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19728)

• London, England

25 Apr 23

@DWDavis Very similar for us

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Laura

@Laurakemunto (12862)

• Kenya

22 Apr 23

Unfortunately here the egg prices are up even though they are in good supply

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