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Egg prices: US vs Mexico

I would think the bird flu is in Canada and Mexico too. My question is why is the US being hit harder by it?
That is one of the questions I don't know the answer to, and I agree it would be good to know.

I'm assuming our regulations and protections were not sufficient to stop the spread for some reason. And I suspect we are going to infect our neighboring nations production of eggs as well, assuming their systems don't slow or stop it.

So far as I am aware the global egg supply chain has been facing bird flu issues since at least 2022.

Not sure why it's gotten worse in the USA lately.

Edit: https://www.gfmreview.com/commoditi...w-avian-flu-is-reshaping-global-supply-chains
 
That is one of the questions I don't know the answer to, and I agree it would be good to know.

I'm assuming our regulations and protections were not sufficient to stop the spread for some reason. And I suspect we are going to infect our neighboring nations production of eggs as well, assuming their systems don't slow or stop it.

So far as I am aware the global egg supply chain has been facing bird flue issues since at least 2022.

Not sure why it's gotten worse in the USA lately.
Thats kinda what I am wondering if there is some sort of defects in how we mitigate against flocks being contaminated or if we are just really unlucky that we happen to be at the epicenter of an outbreak.
 
Thats kinda what I am wondering if there is some sort of defects in how we mitigate against flocks being contaminated or if we are just really unlucky that we happen to be at the epicenter of an outbreak.
From what I know, the way chicken flocks get infected is due to contact with wild birds, somehow.

There was a possible mitigation that involved vaccinating flocks, but it was deemed too expensive compared to how effective it would be, or something?


Edit: I propose we surround egg farms with CIWS systems like they have on naval ships to shoot down any birds that approach.

I am not serious...
 
You guys do know there are other foods available?

Maybe give eggs a rest for a bit?
 
You guys do know there are other foods available?

Maybe give eggs a rest for a bit?
I assume that will occur, and have myself cut back on egg consumption.
 
I assume it's because the domestic egg producers want to protect their market, so they supported regulations that prevent it.

Of course.

That would be about standard for most issues we face - they are caused by a desire for profit.

No, without the profit motive there wouldn't be any eggs to buy in the first place. The problem falls entirely on the progressive regulatory state restricting our choices.
 
I assume that will occur, and have myself cut back on egg consumption.

I just find it amusing to think that there's an entire country that only eats eggs.

The smell would be something to behold.
 
I eat eggs every day, they are extremely healthy and taste good as well.

I don't disagree with you.
It's just they have a tendency to not play nice with everyone's stomachs.

I love a good cheese and mushroom omelette.
 
From what I know, the way chicken flocks get infected is due to contact with wild birds, somehow.

There was a possible mitigation that involved vaccinating flocks, but it was deemed too expensive compared to how effective it would be, or something?


Edit: I propose we surround egg farms with CIWS systems like they have on naval ships to shoot down any birds that approach.

I am not serious...
An iron dome of sorts 😂
 
A guy goes to a Walmart in Mexico to check out egg prices:



So why can't US grocery stores simply import eggs from Mexico? Because the goddamn progressive regulatory state prohibits it, just like it prohibits importing insulin.

Never forget: the main purpose of government regulation is to restrict our choices, thereby making us worse off.


We haven't even attempted crossing the border since Trump and the MAGAs decided to mess with Mexico. If I'm driving we can be in Algondonis in 2 1/2 hours. If my wife is driving it takes about 3 hours.

Friends tell us that it isn't worth the trip. We usually park on the US side at a parking lot owned and manned by Indians and then we walk over. Used to be fun day trip. Have lunch, shop, and mess around before we head back home with liquor, meds (both much cheaper), Mexican vanilla (excellent) and whatever else.

Easy drive across the desert, no traffic except for Yuma. Used to simply walk in to Mexico. No one was there on the Mexican side to check any ID or anything. BUT NO MORE.

Some people now report waiting 2 or 3 hours to walk into Mexico. Now you have to have Visa (about 30 dollars) and your passport and thus a long, long, line for the federales stationed at the border to check all that crap - which takes a lot of fun out of it.

I am lifelong egg avoider. I don't like them. I do concede that eggs are used in damn never every kind of food. I ignore that and eat whatever they are mixed in. But alone? Naaaaa, no way.

Just for the fun of it I used AI to see how much eggs are by the gallon. Compared to gas eggs are a deal. I guess. A gallon of eggs now is approximately $35.00 + a gallon. Such a deal.
 
Of course.



No, without the profit motive there wouldn't be any eggs to buy in the first place. The problem falls entirely on the progressive regulatory state restricting our choices.
It's actually capitalism trying to regulate away competition.
 
I just find it amusing to think that there's an entire country that only eats eggs.

The smell would be something to behold.
What are you talking about?
 
What are you talking about?

The fact that Americans seem obsessed with the price of eggs.
It just seems like an odd food to be so angry about.

Just eat something else.
 
The fact that Americans seem obsessed with the price of eggs.
It just seems like an odd food to be so angry about.

Just eat something else.
I'm fairly sure it was focused on for political reasons, and that formed a feedback where people are now thinking about it, so they notice the issue more.

The prices HAVE gone up though, and people will notice that regardless of politics.
 
A guy goes to a Walmart in Mexico to check out egg prices:



So why can't US grocery stores simply import eggs from Mexico? Because the goddamn progressive regulatory state prohibits it, just like it prohibits importing insulin.

Never forget: the main purpose of government regulation is to restrict our choices, thereby making us worse off.


You mean Biden didn't kill all the chickens in Mexico like he did in America?

Does the Bird Flu respect the border or something?
 
I'm fairly sure it was focused on for political reasons, and that formed a feedback where people are now thinking about it, so they notice the issue more.

The prices HAVE gone up though, and people will notice that regardless of politics.

Why did Joe Biden kill 300 million Chickens? Was it his final "Eff You" to America?
 
Imagine the federal government putting a 25% tax on food? It's jaw-dropping. Marginal, poverty-stricken people paying the price so the wealthy, influential upper crust can posture.
Much, maybe most, of the wheat used in the US comes from Canada, too.
Well, of the wheat grown in WA state, 90% is exported. Washington state produces about 9% of the total wheat grown in the US. So, I guess we have an excess of wheat, else why not keep it here for US citizens to eat?
 
In California it wouldn't matter if there were tariffs on eggs.

We have free range chicken laws that require each chicken to have its own 400 square foot studio apartment that Mexico and many other states don't abide by. So they wouldn't be able to bring their dirty filthy eggs into our utopian paradise anyway.
Stand up is not in your future.
 
A guy goes to a Walmart in Mexico to check out egg prices:



So why can't US grocery stores simply import eggs from Mexico? Because the goddamn progressive regulatory state prohibits it, just like it prohibits importing insulin.

Never forget: the main purpose of government regulation is to restrict our choices, thereby making us worse off.

The price of eggs is based on supply not the country they come from. Eggs from mexico would be the same price as US eggs if imported here. They don't have enough eggs to change the metrics.
 
I go down the hill aways and pay $6 at the farm gate. Cooler full of egg cartons, coffee can for the money. Free-range, yolks more orange than the back of Trump's neck.
I imagine that the back of Trump's neck is pasty white. Not a good yolk color.
 
You posted, "The problem is state laws that require eggs to be cage free and/or free range."

Do you have an issue with the State Law? seems you do.
Was that what the majority of the people in the State wanted?

Then what is your solution besides changing the State law you do not like. How would you go about changing the law?
I have him blocked, but he said the problem is state laws that require eggs to be produce cage free or free range? I'm not aware of any such law. Is there?
 
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