Annie G Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 We eat a lot of eggs. I usually buy them by the 18 count package. Last Monday: $2.63 for 18 Last Friday: $3.73 for 18 Yesterday: $4.44 for 18 I'm baking graduation cakes for friends- I usually don't buy eggs this often. The bulk package at our Walmart was the same price per egg as the 18 count. No discount for buying a lot. So...what are egg prices doing in your neck of the woods? Is it hitting organic eggs just as hard? How long is this expected to last? (Is there a plan to recover from this Avian Flu?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Yesterday we just bought eggs from Trader Joes at $1.99 for a dozen. The price spike for eggs locally was more than a few months ago and prices has drop a little. ETA: California has a newly implemented cage law that cause a spike in price for California. "Egg prices are soaring in California, where the USDA says the average price for a dozen jumbo eggs is $3.16, up from $1.18 a dozen a year ago, and in some parts of the state it’s more than $5. The Iowa State University Egg Industry Center says retail egg prices in California are 66% higher than in other parts of the West. The cause of these price gyrations is an initiative passed by California voters in 2008 that required the state’s poultry farmers to house their hens in significantly larger cages. " http://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-scrambled-eggs-1422232494 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I don't know the prices previously. I just looked up an 18 count store brand (a store I usually shop at) and they are $3.49 for an 18 count. This is considered "on sale". I'm in upstate, eastern NY. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I usually buy the 30 pack from shoprite. Last week they were 4.50. Yesterday 6.50! At least they had notes up explaining the price hike for people who didn't know why. I'm in DE. I ended up getting the 18 count because they were a bit cheaper but still over 2/dozen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I usually buy the 30 pack from shoprite. Last week they were 4.50. Yesterday 6.50! At least they had notes up explaining the price hike for people who didn't know why. I'm in DE. I ended up getting the 18 count because they were a bit cheaper but still over 2/dozen That's where I shop too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 2 dozen organic at Costco $5.99 on Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I get a flat (30 eggs), cage-free, organic (not certified, but organic) eggs for $5. I win! But, they aren't usually available from June-August (bummer) If I buy them in the store, they are $1 for 6 regular large eggs. If I get them at the local fruit stand, I pay about $0.20 an egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I saw an article last night that reported egg rationing had started in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I get the 3 dozen package. It's around $5 or $5.50. The price has not changed. The grocery stores have said they will do everything they can not to increase the price. However, they have started rationing the eggs (TX). You can only buy 3 packages (and by packages they mean 3 cartons of a dozen OR 3 cartons of 18 OR 3 cartons of 36, so you can actually get up to 9 dozen at a time). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 I get the 3 dozen package. It's around $5 or $5.50. The price has not changed. The grocery stores have said they will do everything they can not to increase the price. However, they have started rationing the eggs (TX). You can only buy 3 packages (and by packages they mean 3 cartons of a dozen OR 3 cartons of 18 OR 3 cartons of 36, so you can actually get up to 9 dozen at a time). I admit, this is kind of why I asked. I wondered what was going on in other areas- price increases or rationing or both. I think raising the prices to what I'm seeing here is doing the same thing as rationing-the shelves are FULL of eggs. I'd much rather have rationing (though 9 dozen at a time doesn't seem like rationing to me) than large price increases. Hope it levels out and prices don't go much higher. I eat the same thing for breakfast every day and today I calculated and the eggs cost more then everything else combined. 2 eggs cost more than the :corn tortilla, 2 tablespoons of black beans, 1/4 avocado, 5 grape tomatoes, and a sprinkling of cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel Mertz Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I eat the same thing for breakfast every day and today I calculated and the eggs cost more then everything else combined. 2 eggs cost more than the :corn tortilla, 2 tablespoons of black beans, 1/4 avocado, 5 grape tomatoes, and a sprinkling of cheese. I want to eat breakfast at your house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamajag Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Mine are around $4 and climbing for decent quality eggs, which is why I have 10 chickens that should be laying in a month or so and 15 more on order. I can have fresh, healthy eggs for less than that. My family eats eggs for breakfast nearly every morning. The other morning when that was all that was thawed we ate 18 in one sitting...so yeah, happy healthy hens is the way to go for us now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 The U.S. Dollar is extremely strong now, after being extremely weak for many years. Based on today's currency exchange rate, the 30 eggs I purchased yesterday cost approximately USD $2.28. I don't think I'd seen that brand in the store before. Notable, because this morning my wife told me they were of the same quality as a costly brand of eggs we'd purchased before, which cost approximately 50% more. We eat a lot of eggs so we are also interested in the prices... (Prices here include tax, but not everything in supermarkets is taxed and there are varying rates, depending upon what it is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 I want to eat breakfast at your house! You're welcome anytime! BTW, I wanted to like your post but there is no like button. I assume you are either a moderator or a secret agent. Consider your post liked since I can't actually click the button. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Twelve large free-range eggs, £2.25, or USD 3.46 at a standard supermarket. ETA: I have not heard of bird flu in the UK at the moment, but I might have missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I pay $5.00 per (organic, happy chickens) dozen from my CSA farmer. That's generally the going rate. I don't buy supermarket eggs so I had no idea that the price fluctuates at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Twelve large free-range eggs, £2.25, or USD 3.46 at a standard supermarket. A dozen free-range organic eggs have been about $5.50 here for a very long time, and that is what we buy. We don't eat a lot of eggs but I think that's right. If we can't afford to let the chicken roam we can't afford a chicken. I haven't seen a rise in prices. They were cheaper in Europe, I remember, as were many quality, fresh foods. I miss that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'm selling my extra chicken/duck eggs for $3/dozen, sometimes $2.50 if I have too many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 A dozen free-range organic eggs have been about $5.50 here for a very long time, and that is what we buy. We don't eat a lot of eggs but I think that's right. If we can't afford to let the chicken roam we can't afford a chicken. I haven't seen a rise in prices. They were cheaper in Europe, I remember, as were many quality, fresh foods. I miss that! The ones I quoted are only free range, not organic. Free range is now very common - at least half of the eggs at the supermarket are free range these days. Organic eggs (mixed size) are £3 for ten, so about USD 4.61 for ten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 costco was $15 something for 7.5 dozen. I know it worked out to over $2.00 a dozen but can't remember exatly the number. Local grocery store large eggs are about $2.68 a dozen. Aldi was $1.69 on Sunday, up from $1.28 a week or so ago and 99 cents within the last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I saw an article last night that reported egg rationing had started in Texas. Probably referring to HEB's new signs that eggs are not being sold to commercial customers. No more than 3 packages a customer. Not really strict rationing but, rather, preventing businesses from coming in and buying it all up. Evidently some fast food are cutting back on hours they serve egg products. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndGenHomeschooler Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Aldi was $1.45 two weeks ago. Last week they were $2.09. Regular grocery stores are well over $3. We eat 5-6 dozen a week. We're getting chickens. My DH is almost done building our coop and I'm ordering chicks this week. It'll be fall before we get eggs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I buy organic & pastured (I hope) eggs from a smaller (ish) local (CA) company. They are 7.99/dozen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdj2027 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 $7.49 for a dozen of local organic pasture raised local eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I have no idea. That sounds expensive though. We have chickens. ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingmom Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Well, haven't checked recently, and didn't know about the bird flu, or if it will affect us in Canada. Generally a doz. eggs here costs about $2.70Cdn looks like about $2.19USD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abeille Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 On Sunday I paid $1.39/dozen at Aldi in the Hudson Valley, New York. That's a bit lower than they were a couple of weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I usually buy the 30 pack from shoprite. Last week they were 4.50. Yesterday 6.50! At least they had notes up explaining the price hike for people who didn't know why. I'm in DE. I ended up getting the 18 count because they were a bit cheaper but still over 2/dozen Enter string of curse words here. We buy two 30 packs every week or two from Shoprite. I've been out of town for 5 days. I'm afraid to go back to the store. Local free range eggs run $3.50-$4.50/dozen. I'm willing to pay that, but not in the quantity we're accustomed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 ladybugs Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Well we got ours 2 years ago. It is a large with plate setter and a few tools and the tabletop nest for around $900 I think. Sorry when I saw the thread title I instantly thought of the big green egg. 😅😅 I get my chicken eggs at Costco and that price was already mentioned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I buy organic & pastured (I hope) eggs from a smaller (ish) local (CA) company. They are 7.99/dozen. Holy COW. I thought it was bad up here. Ours are from in-state (we imagine). California organic shoppers win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 $3 for a dozen or free range eggs from happy chickens at the Farmer's market. $4 for same at the health food store. We are in a low COL part of the country with low average incomes; people would not buy more expensive eggs. I don't buy factory eggs, so don't know exactly what they cost; I believe Aldi's eggs are under $2/dozen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Mine are free. Or a thousand dollars, if you consider my chicken feed costs and coop. ;) But I love my chickens, so it evens out. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Despite the slightly higher prices, really they can't be beat price wise for a protein source. Milk and butter prices have come down quite a bit around here. That kinda makes up for it too. But what is up with beef prices. Oh my. I'm the only one here that eats it, but ugh so expensive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Yeah, I went shopping at Wegmans and noticed a huge price jump this weekend. I was told it is due to avian flu. But the good news for me is that now the price for local organic eggs at my co-op is competitive. I've been mostly buying the regular eggs at Wegmans because they were just so cheap compared to the co-op eggs. I just couldn't ignore the price difference. But, now I have no reason not to buy the local organic. If I am going to pay that much I might as well get what I really want. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 It was $8 for 2 1/2 dozen at Publix, we usually get eggs at Costco but I forgot the eggs when I was there. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Despite the slightly higher prices, really they can't be beat price wise for a protein source. Milk and butter prices have come down quite a bit around here. That kinda makes up for it too. [bBut what is up with beef prices. [/b] Oh my. I'm the only one here that eats it, but ugh so expensive. Word. B.) Towards summer's end, we will probably get a half or quarter steer, as we have before. At this point, I have run out of ground beef from out last. I don't like this. I like having a seemingly endless supply of beef and it makes me grumpy when I have to go buy it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Word. B.) Towards summer's end, we will probably get a half or quarter steer, as we have before. At this point, I have run out of ground beef from out last. I don't like this. I like having a seemingly endless supply of beef and it makes me grumpy when I have to go buy it. What makes me sad is that imported grass fed beef is cheaper than regular ole beef raised here. I tried the grass fed stuff. I couldn't stand it. I know, I'm supposed to want that right? Nope. I can't stand the way it tastes. It might not be the grass part though. Maybe it's a different type of cow?! No clue. I don't buy beef often because as I said only I eat it, but man I have my tongue hanging out for some beef and I just can't get over the prices!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I pay $5.00 per (organic, happy chickens) dozen from my CSA farmer. That's generally the going rate. I don't buy supermarket eggs so I had no idea that the price fluctuates at all. This is us too. We buy pastured eggs from local farmers. Chickens who are out in the fields and eat bugs and greens make yummy eggs! Their feed has no soy, no GMO corn and of course, no pesticide in it. We get ours at the farmer's market and get extras if we need them from our CSA farmer. $5/dozen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 $2.50/dozen for free range, vegetarian diet but not organic. That was today, and is within 10 cents of what I usually pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Northeast Iowa here and apparently the eggs I bought yesterday (Grade A Large White Dozen Eggs) cost $3.29. *faint* Hopefully Wal-Mart or Sam's Club has them cheaper when I go shopping, because wow, I might have to stop buying eggs at that price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loesje22000 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 From 11 eurocent per egg ( freerange, mediumsized, 12-30 in a box) To 46 eurocent per egg ( or biological, or XL sized, 6-12 in a box) And many options in between.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 $3.69 for 18 count, regular ol' eggs at my grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Free from my lovely chickens... Yes I'm bragging... I've waited soooo long for chickens... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 It costs me about $10/6 weeks for chicken feed. My four old laying hens give me 3-4 eggs per day right now. We don't purchase organic feed, but they free-range all day and only eat the feed in the morning and evening right now. We have 6 new chicks who will also be laying in the fall, and while our feed costs will increase we'll be drowning in eggs. The new chicks will probably lay through the winter, and we can sell the extra eggs to make up the feed costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Free here. They don't eat that much chicken feed in the summer. They are free range but not organic (they get table scraps). They also eat bugs and whatever else they can find. Right now we only have 1 hen laying so we dont' eat that many eggs. In a few weeks the other 8 should start laying. Then we usually sell our extra eggs for $1.50-2/dozen. We might have to ask more for our great farm fresh brown eggs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Aldi - $1.79/dozen. 5 years ago they were $0.59/dozen at Aldi. We go through 5 or 6 dozen eggs per week. We get about 3 eggs per week from our 4 chickens. They are old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 $2.99 a dozen for the cheapest option at Trader Joe's today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 $4/dozen (currently $3.24 USD), from my neighbour. She's on par with local grocery store prices, but with much nicer eggs. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemom Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 We eat a lot of eggs. I usually by them by the 18 count package. Last Monday: $2.63 for 18 Last Friday: $3.73 for 18 Yesterday: $4.44 for 18 I'm baking graduation cakes for friends- I usually don't buy eggs this often. The bulk package at our Walmart was the same price per egg as the 18 count. No discount for buying a lot. So...what are egg prices doing in your neck of the woods? Is it hitting organic eggs just as hard? How long is this expected to last? (Is there a plan to recover from this Avian Flu?) We must live in the same area. I paid $4.44 today for 18 at Walmart. Couldn't believe it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Friday at Sam's Club I paid $3.77 for 18 extra large eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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