Eggs and Gasoline Prices

Above, Albertsons's egg department today. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I heard about it, but because I haven't been needing any, I hadn't noticed or remembered to look.

The price of eggs.

I was in Albertsons market in Gallup this morning and as I was in the dairy department and finally remembered to take a look. Sure enough, eggs are over $8.00 per dozen.

Why are egg prices so high?

According to Forbes:

The median cost of a dozen eggs in the U.S. remains $4.25—over twice what it was a year ago—and while increased inflation in 2022 has contributed somewhat, the real reason egg costs remain high (as inflation otherwise eases) is an avian flu that has decimated chicken farmers, causing as many as 57 million chickens to be affected.

To read more, go here. 

That's not the only high prices I took note of today. 

Gasoline has gone back over $3.00/gallon. It was $3.299 in Gallup today.