What did you do in the garden today?

[igorsMistress]

You need chickens for some eggs. I heard eggs could be a dollar an egg!

Source please?

 

[igorsMistress]

https://theconservativetreehouse.co...d-inflation-will-dwarf-prior-price-increases/

I would like to see a link to the re revised data. The USDA info linked in the article gives a price increase of a few percentage points. I don’t understand where $1 per egg comes in.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I would like to see a link to the re revised data. The USDA info linked in the article gives a price increase of a few percentage points. I don’t understand where $1 per egg comes in.

I looked on the spreadsheet from the usda. It showed a 20% increase but I don't know how they figure that at a dollar an egg. I saw the cheapest eggs nearby right now are $3.50 up from 99¢.

 

[igorsMistress]

I looked on the spreadsheet from the usda. It showed a 20% increase but I don't know how they figure that at a dollar an egg. I saw the cheapest eggs nearby right now are $3.50 up from 99¢.

I need more time I suppose, I didn’t see the 20% You’re right though, it’s a far stretch to a dollar an egg. Still, what used to be a dollar is now $3.50? I wonder if that’s price gouging or supply and demand? At $1 per egg I suspect we’d have to keep our chickens under armed guard for a while.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I need more time I suppose, I didn’t see the 20% You’re right though, it’s a far stretch to a dollar an egg. Still, what used to be a dollar is now $3.50? I wonder if that’s price gouging or supply and demand? At $1 per egg I suspect we’d have to keep our chickens under armed guard for a while.

I met someone last week who had 15 backyard chickens stolen.
She had been donating eggs to the needy too.

 

[Acre4Me]

I looked on the spreadsheet from the usda. It showed a 20% increase but I don't know how they figure that at a dollar an egg. I saw the cheapest eggs nearby right now are $3.50 up from 99¢.

Here it is $3.99 for 18 eggs, which is $0.22 per egg. It is an equivalent price per egg for a dozen. This is very similar to the prices when HPAI was around and many flocks culled several years ago.

 

[igorsMistress]

I met someone last week who had 15 backyard chickens stolen.
She had been donating eggs to the needy too.

That’s terrible! I can’t believe how bad people can be sometimes.

 

[igorsMistress]

Here it is $3.99 for 18 eggs, which is $0.22 per egg. It is an equivalent price per egg for a dozen. This is very similar to the prices when HPAI was around and many flocks culled several years ago.

I don’t know what it costs for a dozen here. All the cheap eggs are gone as soon as they arrive so only the most expensive are left. There’s a brand that stands out because the carton is yellow, maybe Happy Hen? Anyway, their prices haven’t changed at all here, but the other brands that are “free range” or organic have gone up by about a dollar per dozen.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I don’t know what it costs for a dozen here. All the cheap eggs are gone as soon as they arrive so only the most expensive are left. There’s a brand that stands out because the carton is yellow, maybe Happy Hen? Anyway, their prices haven’t changed at all here, but the other brands that are “free range” or organic have gone up by about a dollar per dozen.

Happy Hen is based out of Rogers, Arkansas. Beautiful country up there. So far HPAI hasn't hit Arkansas. That might be why they haven't raised their prices...

 

[Sally PB]

Thank you so much for this detailed explanation! Looks like a trip to the library is in order…maybe this weekend!

I have this book:
The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Saving Seed

And have heard really good things about this book:
Seed to Seed, by Suzanne Ashworth

They are large books, so not cheap to buy. Look for one used at ABEbooks.com, maybe? To me, it's worth having a copy. They both cover seed saving in detail, one particular plant at a time.