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For weeks, #Trump has repeatedly boasted that his admin had managed to bring #EggPrices down. But new data on Thurs showed that egg #prices at the #grocery store continued to climb in March.
Egg prices rose 5.9% over the month, acc/to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics [#BLS]. They climbed at a slower rate, though, after rising 10.4% in February & 15.2% in January.
Compared with a year earlier, the price of #eggs is up 60.4%.
#economy #inflation #recession
nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/poli…
Egg Prices Continued to Rise in March
Egg prices have reached record highs as bird flu outbreaks have hit poultry farms and forced producers to cull tens of millions of hens.Madeleine Ngo (The New York Times)
#Easter #Eggs Are So Expensive Americans Are Dyeing #Potatoes
source: nytimes.com/2025/04/03/dining/…
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Easter Eggs Are So Expensive Americans Are Dyeing Potatoes
With costs high and supplies short, people are getting creative with Easter egg traditions.Korsha Wilson (The New York Times)
#Trump claims that the price #eggs have gone down under his watch after an outbreak of #BirdFlu. But economists warn that #tariffs of the kind that Trump is pursuing are likely to lead to much higher #prices for #consumers. The big question is whether that will translate to persistently higher #inflation.
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Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure
Consumers and politicians blame cage-free egg laws and bird flu outbreaks for high egg prices. But the root cause is an outdated supply chain system.The Conversation