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USDA: Egg Prices Moving Lower
USDA: Egg Prices Moving Lower
USDA: Egg Prices Moving Lower
According to USDA, wholesale egg prices are coming down a bit, but U.S. egg production continues to run below a year ago.  USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam looked back on last month’s numbers.   “During December we produced about 652 million dozen which was about 6.6% below a year ago," Shag...
Food Prices Outpacing Inflation
Food Prices Outpacing Inflation
Food Prices Outpacing Inflation
You may have noticed, while general inflationary numbers eased a bit last month, food prices continued their steady march higher in December.  General inflation slowed in December to 6.5% a year, down slightly from the 7% reported in November.  But USD...
Egg Prices Double During the Past Year
Egg Prices Double During the Past Year
Egg Prices Double During the Past Year
Eggs are more expensive than they were last year.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of a dozen Grade A eggs jumped from $1.82 last year to almost $3.60 in 2022.  While part of the increase is due to the rising price of chicken feed, the real culprit is highly pathogenic avian influenza.  HPAI ha...

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