Egg Prices

[patty]

Thanks. I lost track of this page and found it again.

[skeptic7]

Cage Free eggs at Trader Joe's are 3.49 a dozen. The ordinary eggs are still $7.49 a dozen. I'm baking pizza dough with a plain egg free recipe.
Hi Patty!!

[Mike Nolan]

Eggs were about $4.20 a dozen at Sams Club today in a 2 dozen clear package.

[BakerAunt]

With the new tariffs (more accurately, consumer taxes) going into effect, we can expect higher prices on a lot of food. Someone at the farmers market today told me that a lot of the seed comes from Mexico, not just fruits and vegetables.

[RiversideLen]

I paid $5.29 for organic omega 3 eggs from Whole Foods today. This egg has always been a premium price, although not the highest, Whole Foods carries some from smaller producers that cost more (they also have lower cost options). When I bought this egg 2 weeks ago, it was also $5.29 then. I checked my orders from a year ago (I order online so I have access to that) and I paid $5.49 back then. While not significant, it went down a little.

I wonder too, if the tariffs on Canada will put upward pressure on egg prices and other foods. I look at the country of origin on packaged food items and see that a number of them come from Canada. I think we all know from experience, when the price of one brand goes up, all the others are likely to follow.

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[Joan Simpson]

I got 18 large eggs in Target last week for $6.69.

[Mike Nolan]

CNBC had two interesting news items regarding eggs. Apparently egg hijacking is starting to become an issue, an egg producer in PA had a trailer full of eggs (100K eggs worth $40K) stolen.

Also, Waffle House has started adding an 'egg surcharge' to restaurant bills.

I saw a an 18 pack of eggs at Super Saver the other day for $12.98, I'm hoping that was a pricing error and not a trend.

[RiversideLen]

I just read about the egg theft. I wonder if the thief had a customer already lined up, like a restaurant chain or retail store.

I think the Waffle House fifty cents per egg surcharge is excessive. But they'll probably get away with it.

$12.98 for an 18 pack sounds excessive too, sounds like they're taking advantage of the situation.

[Mike Nolan]

I haven't been back to that store to check on it, and maybe I misread it, but it was right across from the case where large eggs were about $4.98/dozen.

[Mike Nolan]

If I'm reading the news right, both Mexico and Canada have been given a 30 day pause on tariffs in return for some promises on other issues (Mexico will try to deal with fentanyl smuggling), so it may be more of a negotiating tactic.

[BakerAunt]

It wasn't much of a negotiating tactic, since Mexico and Canada agreed to do what they were already doing under the previous administration, although the president of Mexico extracted a promise that the U.S. would work to stem the flow of high-capacity guns flowing into Mexico from the U.S. The steep dip in the stock market when the "tariffs" were announced also does not suggest great negotiation tactics.

I haven't seen such a high price on 18-packs of eggs around here. It was more like $8.95. Our local grocery did post a sign that they were going to carry fewer brands of eggs, probably because they can do better at bulk pricing that way.

[navlys]

Not to make anyone feel bad but I purchased 18 large eggs from Weiss with my 100 points for $2.99. Maybe they were from the theft. (I am in Pa,)

[RiversideLen]

Glad you got a such a hot deal, Navlys. If the egg police come knocking on your door, you don't have to answer it!

[BakerAunt]

The press has been having fun with egg puns:

Police have yet to crack the case.

No breaks in stolen egg case.

Egg companies plan to crack down on security.

Are thieves hatching plots to steal eggs?

[Mike Nolan]

I'm seeing reports that wholesale prices for eggs in the midwest are running $7.03 a dozen. Ouch!

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