Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 days agoEgg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expectwww.kcur.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down15cross-posted to: economics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1204arrow-down1external-linkEgg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expectwww.kcur.orgSine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: economics@lemmy.world
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoAm I the only one who just puts the eggs in the cart and then pays for them? Why is this the metric and not the price of coffee or hamburger? That shit is expensive.
minus-squareInFerNolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoThe chain to get eggs in your local store is shorter and they are easier to produce/collect. Coffee is imported, hamburger needs to be processed, so more labour is required. Those would be my guesses.
Am I the only one who just puts the eggs in the cart and then pays for them?
Why is this the metric and not the price of coffee or hamburger? That shit is expensive.
The chain to get eggs in your local store is shorter and they are easier to produce/collect.
Coffee is imported, hamburger needs to be processed, so more labour is required.
Those would be my guesses.