Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 days agoEgg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expectwww.kcur.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down15cross-posted to: economics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1219arrow-down1external-linkEgg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expectwww.kcur.orgSine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: economics@lemmy.world
minus-squarehark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoAccording to the following, the average egg price for a dozen large grade A eggs in December of 2024 was about $4.15: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000708111 According to the following, a large egg is classified as at least 2oz in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_egg_sizes So that means it is about $2.77/lb of egg. According to the following, you can get whole chicken for cheaper: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000706111
According to the following, the average egg price for a dozen large grade A eggs in December of 2024 was about $4.15: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000708111
According to the following, a large egg is classified as at least 2oz in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_egg_sizes
So that means it is about $2.77/lb of egg. According to the following, you can get whole chicken for cheaper: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000706111