I have no idea why, but the shelves for eggs at our local grocery stores have certainly not been full. Often, theyāre almost entirely empty or completely empty.
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First time ever I bought Egglands Best because they were the cheapest.
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BJs usually has several different kinds of eggs. White, brown, organic. And 18 and 24 count. Yesterday all they had were a LOT of 24 count egg lands best and some 24 count of their own eggs (at $1 more).
The grocery store barely had eggs.
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My granddaughter is going to suffer because she loves eggs for breakfast. I make 4 scramble eggs and she eats 3/4 of it.
Some things are just worth paying more for. My DD eats two eggs every single morning for breakfast. Not sure whatās doing there. Her neighbors do have chickens, and she lives near a bunch of farms.
Iāve been buying pasture-raised eggs for a few years (trying to support the non-factory farming). Theyāve def gone up $1-$2. Over 50 cents an egg now.
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I have not encountered shortages near me. The shelves have been full where I shop. Iām sure there might be places where the stores have less but I havenāt heard of any place that ran out of eggs or even got really low either.
We are seeing about $5/dozen for cage-free eggs. My sonās elementary school has chickens that each class helps take care of and they ask for families to help with their care on the weekends and over breaks and we have taken to signing up each Sunday recently. The bonus is we get to keep any eggs we find and we are loving that at the moment. We found 11 eggs last weekend and were so excited not to have to buy any at the store this week!
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First off: This is adorable.
Second: Three-day weekend coming up! I hope youāre on for this weekend!
If a Costco has a sign like this, shelves are definitely not full.
Pic taken by me at an actual Costco a couple of weeks ago.
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Iāll be sure to take a photo of my local grocery this weekend.
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Not saying this is happening in your area.
There is nothing political or sinister about absence of eggs from shelves in some locations. If local flocks are hit with bird flu, that area will experience shortages. Thatās all to it.
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Definitely a lot of empty shelves or very low stock here in my part of Ohio. Instead of choosing which brand/color/org vs. not/quantity, you just hope there is a carton to take!
Yes, our shelves are very low on eggs (like today, not 18 count cartons), and prices high, so I assume Iām in a ābagā region for eggs.
Chicken parts have definitely increased in price. But here is thisā¦ Chicken wings and other parts are not used in baking products and other productsā¦ if eggs are in short supply, it makes sense to fill bakery orders first so that there will be no baked goods shortage in addition to egg shortage. Plus, laying hens (layers) are not used for chicken meat (broilers). Broilers are sent to slaughter at a much younger age meaning their flocks can be replenished faster.
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Weāre on it! Weāve definitely gotten attached to these chickens at this point! They have a huge coop that was built for them within the fenced in playground and they get to roam the playground with the kids at recess. Itās adorable!
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I can buy chicken breasts for the exact same price I did two, three, four years ago. The only pieces Iāve personally noticed increasing are wings.
Yes, laying hens make eggs and are not slaughtered. All those broiler birds are hatched from what? EGGS. Not the eggs that we would be eating but still eggs. Meat birds arenāt the best layers but they are needed to lay for the next generation of meat. If the bird flu isnāt really affecting affecting those eggs and those birds or the price of chicken meat it makes little sense it is exponentially affecting the price of eggs we eat.
Just my personal thoughts.
I paid $4.99/dozen for cage free brown eggs at Kroger today. It wasnāt easy to do it! I can tell the difference taste-wise, though, so I didnāt want the less expensive eggs. I am biting the bullet by cutting back on other things. Kraft shredded cheese was āon saleā for $4.99/8 ounces today. I donāt particularly care for Kroger brand shredded cheddar, but it was $2.50/8 ounces ā¦ itās not like itās awful, so Kroger brand it was.
A dozen large Publix brand was $5.97 today. There was a sign for Egglandās Best at $5.99 but none in stock.
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