Makes sense, you've got a lot more farms around than we do. In the summer I have a bunch of local producers to choose from, folks with a cooler out in front of the house. $2/doz seems like the going rate around here. This time of year the chickens are just starting to really lay again so theres not so much. -Curt
On Monday, April 13, 2020, 11:07:11 AM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I'm in south-central Indiana. Abundant supply of eggs at the supermarkets. $0.97/doz for the non-free-range non-organic factory-farm eggs last time I was there (middle of last week). Free-range, cage-free etc. anywhere from near $3/doz to $6 or so. Allan Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> writes: > Interesting, remind me where "here" is. > > I read the other day that US demand for eggs has gone up some absurd > percentage. > https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/shortages-eggs-stress-baking/ > > But in the 2 weeks since that article USDA says prices are coming back > down: > https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Egg%20Markets%20Overview.pdf > > At the "regular" grocery store last Thursday there were only 6 packs of > organic eggs, no conventional eggs to be had. The co-op had local eggs > 2 weeks ago but they were $3/dz. Really nice eggs though. > > -Curt > > On Sunday, April 12, 2020, 6:37:02 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I've heard that also. > > Weird because eggs are in no short supply here. > > When you can buy a dozen eggs for $1 I think the economics of raising > your own chickens don't work. > > Allan > > Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >> I saw a story on the news that now people are flocking to the farm >> stores and hoarding chickens. It is that time of year to buy chicks >> and I guess they think they will suddenly raise chickens to get their >> eggs. It is really getting ridiculous. >> >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com