Overland Park, Kan. – Egg prices have increased by around 50% in the past year.
The most recent figures in mid-January show that a dozen eggs cost more than $ 5, leaving a company in the Kansas City region to scramble while they find means to manage the cost.
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The increase in costs seems to have accelerated since November, the month that Donald Trump was elected president, according to data from the American work statistics office.
During the week ending on January 18, a dozen yolks cost $ 5.29, a strong climb in February 2024, when the price was just over $ 3.50 per dozen, according to data compiled by the NIQ consumer search band.
In November, the price of a dozen eggs increased up to $ 3.65, and in December, the price increased again to $ 4.15, theBLS figures have shown.
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Robert Duensing is the co -owner and says they have noticed the hike.
“Oh my God, yes,” said Duensing. “I buy eggs probably twice a week. You know, and that hurts. During the Super Bowl race, my eggs, my budget that I spend in eggs, went from about $ 350 to $ 1,000. “”
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The rise in prices has been caused by the bird flu epidemic which has an impact on the chicken population nationwide. More than 13 million hens have been lost or massacred since December.
Robert says he remembers the old days.
“In the good old days, a year ago, they were $ 17-24 per business,” he said. “And for restaurants and bakeries, this is a case. He has 15 dozen eggs, and therefore it would only be $ 24.”
He now says that the number went to $ 140 per case, and at that time of year, in particular, this can be added fairly quickly.
He hopes that the government will find a way to retract the epidemic, but in any case it does not plan to increase its prices.
“Everything we do contains eggs,” said Duensing. “Like the big batch of sugar cookies, there are a dozen eggs. I have another recipe that contains six egg pounds, and the sandwich for breakfast here has two eggs. But no, we are n ‘Let’s not raise the price. “
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The explosion of egg prices also poses a potential political problem for Trump, who won the White House in November by hammering Biden administration for high foods and other costs. Trump also promised to reduce the prices of the grocery store on his first day in power.
Democrats already hammer Trump so as not to be right about his promise to “immediately” reduce food prices.
The American Department of Agriculture predicts that the cost of eggs will increase 20% this year.
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