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In reply to the discussion: In baking, 1/4 cup plain yogurt substitutes for one egg. [View all]Happy Hoosier
(7,277 posts)33. People are hugely overreacting
I just did the math based on local prices. Thatd save me a dime per egg. And thats if I bought the huge yogurt.
Maybe a dime makes a difference for some folks? Just seems blown all out of proportion.
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The price hikes are due to the culling of many millions of egg-laying hens.
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#2
I'm aware that the far-left group "Farm Action" is feeding a conspiracy theory.
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#8
2021 figures indicate the population of egg-laying hens in the USA at 389 million.
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#44
Do you prefer a group that denies the basic economic reality of the avian flu epidemic and inserts
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#15
Or one could side with reason and the basic laws of economics when they come into conflict
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#17
Absolutely. In no reasonable world does the culling of 40 million egg-laying hens
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#24
Are you going to deny that millions of egg-laying hens have been culled due to the avian flu
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#26
Not 40 million in a few months due to one of the worst avian flu outbreaks ever.
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#28
Sure it does. That's what happens with low cost high-demand products with few viable subsitutes
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#52
Yes, because the rise in egg prices is fully predictable by the laws of economics.
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#22
We've raised backyard flocks (sadly none at the moment) and I know the cost of housing,
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#6
We lost our last flock to a racoon attack. Someone (and I believe it was me) failed to
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#32
Not often. Not because it is hard anymore, rather it just doesn't keep as long as bottled mayo.
Just A Box Of Rain
Jan 2023
#63