• Spookyghost@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    The issue is that we are still getting the same factory farm, low quality, bleach washed $1 eggs at ridiculous and obvious collusion pricing.

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      5 days ago

      Yes, apparently the cheap production wasn’t sustainable, and unable to handle infections.
      I just find it crazy that it was even possible to produce them that cheap in the first place.

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        4 days ago

        Horrible condition factory farming is unfortunately sustainable. The cost to produce eggs has not significantly increased and we’ve only culled ~4% of birds due to BF. On top of that i hear infections are slowing lately. But somehow prices have increased 4-10x, this shows prices are being fixed intentionally by the ~4 major US egg suppliers colluding.

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          4 days ago

          Yes that’s probably capitalism working as intended. 😋
          Kartels are illegal, but if they can agree silently on not lowering prices again, I guess there is little anyone can do.