redsquirrel Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 According to reports in the news, this will be going on into next year, so start making adjustments to holiday baking plans now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 According to reports in the news, this will be going on into next year, so start making adjustments to holiday baking plans now. Thanks for that info. I had been looking to see if there were estimates of how long this would last. Did your news report mention whether the supply and price were going to get significantly worse? Last year's butter prices really did impact my holiday baking, but I doubt the price of eggs will. Unless they go a lot higher than that are now, of course. I am worried about beef- I order ours quarterly and I'm picking up our order tomorrow. I didn't ask the price when I ordered- I have a standard order and I just call to let them know when I want to pick it up and we never discuss price. I might be in for a shock. Guess it's time to dial back my Ben and Jerry's consumption to absorb the increased cost of eggs and beef. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Thanks for that info. I had been looking to see if there were estimates of how long this would last. Did your news report mention whether the supply and price were going to get significantly worse? Last year's butter prices really did impact my holiday baking, but I doubt the price of eggs will. Unless they go a lot higher than that are now, of course. I am worried about beef- I order ours quarterly and I'm picking up our order tomorrow. I didn't ask the price when I ordered- I have a standard order and I just call to let them know when I want to pick it up and we never discuss price. I might be in for a shock. Guess it's time to dial back my Ben and Jerry's consumption to absorb the increased cost of eggs and beef. Sigh. It was a basic reuters story and it just said to expect the egg shortage to continue into next year. It did sound like prices have not gone up as far as they will, so don't get used to the current prices. The story attributed the price increase directly to the avian flu, so I don't know why beef prices would be going up. But, I don't eat meat so I don't pay attention to what might be increasing those prices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 A dozen eggs at Aldi today - $0.89! That's half the price since I was there 2 weeks ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 USDA egg price report dated June 8, 2015 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/pybshellegg.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamajag Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 $1.89/10 They don't come in packs of a dozen here but they are very fresh and probably free-range. The yolks are neon yellow-bright so I'm hoping they're fairly heathy. I haven't bothered to read the package. I used to spend at least $3.50 for large cage free, organic eggs in NoVA though. Ideally you want darker yolks as an indicator of hen health...that and a sturdy shell. My grandma once told me if it didn't take two good strikes to crack her eggs the ladies didn't have enough calcium in their diets. Her egg yolks were nearly orange but they were the best eggs I ever had. I'm hoping to get eggs like hers from my ladies ( and trying to read up and remember her tricks, too). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Was at Safeway/Vons. Egg prices range from $5 for 18 to $6 for 6. We are buying more eggs at Trader Joes this weekend if prices are below $2 per dozen for the lowest price eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 $2.79 for 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Egglands best were 3.29/dozen at publix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I did finally bite the bullet. My 30-pack is typically $3.99 "on sale". Yesterday, it was $6.99 "on sale" (marked $7.19.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I developed my taste for grassfed meat when regular meat wasn't available, but my taste for grassfed venison (well... wild venison) came via venison sausage. Pathetic but true. I highly recommend it. Basically, oversalt the meat and your body will learn to love it! Completely irrelevant, but I am and always will be amused that there are places where deer are livestock. Feel free to come grab a few from my yard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Eggs at Aldi yesterday were the same as they've been for months, $1.68 for a dozen. I usually get semi free range ones from a local person for $2 a dozen, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I pay $4 a dozen for eggs from pastured chickens raised by two teenagers for an entrepreneurial project. Great eggs, great teens. Win/win for me! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 $2.79 for a dozen the other day, junk eggs, not organic or free range. My friend is dramatically increasing her flock size so I hope to buy eggs from her this fall and winter. Her chickens free range on the farm, come in at night to a horse stall with a light on a timer in the winter, and have feed from the Amish neighbor - not certified organic, but he doesn't put anything on his crops and uses horse manure for his fertilizer and he doesn't feed his horses commercial grain either - so they are super healthy. The yolks are always huge and orange with shells that you have to work hard to crack. If she gets the number of eggs she hopes for, I can have them for $2.00 a dozen as long as I bring my own basket or egg cartons for transport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I should also note that we trade my husband's spent grains from homebrewing for eggs and produce from a friend with a flock and garden. "The girls" enjoy the grains. I suspect that a number of people with backyard chickens would be open to trades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Jane, you are so right! I am the stable hand for my friend when she needs to go out of town or has a medical appointment, gets sick, etc. Whenever I do chores, not only do I take home as many eggs as I like at no charge, but I also get lamb. My family does enjoy lamb stew and roast cutlets. In the summers she gives us fresh sweet corn, garlic, and salad greens. Since she only has two horses, a few sheep, three llamas, and the chickens plus a few barn cats it only takes me 40 min. for morning chores except a bit longer in the winter when I have to break ice in the water troughs and buckets, and 20 min. at night. I think I win on the deal! LOL, but she assures me that this is equitable because it is hard to find people who will not only do the chores but keep her barn so pristine. Apparently, the boys and I are mucking out champs! I am a big fan of bartering because it gets people together within a community to mutually benefit from well, being in a community. It is blessing that has been largely lost in our modern world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I am a big fan of bartering because it gets people together within a community to mutually benefit from well, being in a community. This sentence bears repeating, Faith. Community is what it is all about! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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