The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt. It's seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to hit record highs.

The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to hit record highs.

  • johncandy1812@lemmy.caEnglish
    24·
    2 days ago

    Vance “Denmark hasn’t done enough for Greenland”

    Also Vance “We need your eggs cause our prices has skyrocketed for some reason.”

    • Aux@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      Our eggs are too good for the US anyway: not bleached and can be safely eaten raw.

  • SunshineJogger@feddit.orgEnglish
    791·
    3 days ago

    “USA first and only! Tarrifs for you, you and you! We hate employees. Healthcare is a benefit for the rich! You owe us money because we say so! We’ll take greenland one way or another. Nazi salutes in the presidential office are cool! Ukraine needs to be thankful that they are allowed to give us all their natural resources!”

    Moments later.

    “Hey, btw, would you mind giving us some eggs please? What? Why not?”

  • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    33·
    3 days ago

    Egg prices aren’t even being driven by a shortage. Every local market near me has thousands of eggs that are about to expire. Which means they have sat there long enough to expire, because nobody is buying them. People are seeing the increased egg prices, and simply eating fewer eggs.

    Studies have found that the recent issues should only affect egg prices by ~10-15%. But instead, we have seen increases as high as 200-500%. The real issue is greedflation; Egg producers did the math on supply and demand, and realized selling less eggs could be more profitable. Imagine they can sell 5 egg cartons at $2 each, or 2 cartons at $6 each. The latter nets them more profit and they don’t have to produce+package+ship as many eggs, which lowers their overhead costs.

    The only thing foreign eggs would solve is that it would introduce competition. But even then, why would other countries’ egg producers have any incentive to compete on price? They can simply match existing prices, blame the cost on higher international shipping, and make more profit too.

    • sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.techEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      Your experience is interesting, because where I am it absolutely is a shortage. Most stores are putting a limit of 1 dozen eggs per customer because it was getting so bad. The only place where I can reliably find eggs is the farmer’s market and the organic store.

  • plc@feddit.dkEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    I’d vote to ship as many eggs as the market can bear. With the proviso that each egg comes painted with the face of Donald Trump and an “information” pamphlet…

  • Dagnet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    3 days ago

    The US is raising egg prices in my country. Keep your hands away from my eggs!