Craton
Mostly passive, contrarian.
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AFAIK, eggs are a commodity and in the past, tended to have a fairly stable price/cost.
However, poultry farming and it's legislation/regulations, cost inputs, inflation and the dreaded avian flu, etc etc etc, have all added to the cost of this family staple.
Of course, thanks to the bird flu, supply has become an issue and and for some time now (at least here locally), the local s/mkts have restrictions on the quantity one can purchase.
For budgeting my partner and I have moved down the scale of egg sizes, from 900g to 800g to the current 700g. Today's purchase of a doz 700g large eggs, $9.90.
Seems we'll be paying double dollar digits for a doz in that size very soon. Guess we'll be moving down the size scale again but 550g are just too small for this little piggy.
If you're inclined, please do post egg prices from your locale, be interesting to note the differences.
I'm in the far west of NSW.
However, poultry farming and it's legislation/regulations, cost inputs, inflation and the dreaded avian flu, etc etc etc, have all added to the cost of this family staple.
Of course, thanks to the bird flu, supply has become an issue and and for some time now (at least here locally), the local s/mkts have restrictions on the quantity one can purchase.
For budgeting my partner and I have moved down the scale of egg sizes, from 900g to 800g to the current 700g. Today's purchase of a doz 700g large eggs, $9.90.
Seems we'll be paying double dollar digits for a doz in that size very soon. Guess we'll be moving down the size scale again but 550g are just too small for this little piggy.
If you're inclined, please do post egg prices from your locale, be interesting to note the differences.
I'm in the far west of NSW.