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werdna

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12. It's not so much avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) as it is -

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2023, 10:40 PM

Jan 2023

- price GOUGING:

Cal-Maine’s gross profit jumped 10-fold from one 26-week period in 2021 to the same period in 2022, according to the company’s most recent quarterly financial statement. For the 26-week fiscal period ending in November 2021, gross profits were $50.4 million. In 2022 for the same period, gross profits were $535.3 million.

https://dailyyonder.com/egg-prices-and-profits-rise-accusation-of-price-gouging/2023/01/23/

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As egg prices soar, the deadliest bird flu outbreak in US history drags on [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2023 OP

As bad as the prices are, it could be worse... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #1

I refuse to buy eggs until they come back down to $1 per dozen. Meadowoak Jan 2023 #2

Thom Hartmann spoke about this today on his radio show Deuxcents Jan 2023 #3

Eggs rso Jan 2023 #4

Different birds underpants Jan 2023 #5

It takes a lot longer to rebuild a laying flock NickB79 Jan 2023 #7

Chickens are chickens! Don't believe the hype from Emile Jan 2023 #9

Except, they're not NickB79 Jan 2023 #11

We raised dual-purpose Rhode Island Red bantams here in our large suburban LA backyard Just A Box Of Rain Jan 2023 #14

Which came first the chicken or the egg 🥚? Emile Jan 2023 #18

I read early on that it was safe for humans Marthe48 Jan 2023 #16

I saw the number 44M just a week or two ago underpants Jan 2023 #6

I wonder what percentage of the chickens killed Mr.Bill Jan 2023 #8

I call BS...it is gouging. And in fact our eggs are down in North East Ohio...2.69 at Aldi. Demsrule86 Jan 2023 #10

Varies greatly from one location to another: werdna Jan 2023 #13

4.99/doz. at Aldi Marietta, Oh Marthe48 Jan 2023 #17

It's not so much avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) as it is - werdna Jan 2023 #12

Egg smuggling? roamer65 Jan 2023 #15