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January 08, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

A Few Words About Colorado's Egg Prices

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  • by: Colorado Pols

Unless you’re above the socioeconomic majority of Colorado consumers who shop for your own groceries, and we most certainly are not, you’re probably aware that the price of fresh eggs in particular has increased dramatically in recent months. The continuing increases of the price of food and other must-buy consumer products have made it harder for consumers to feel the positive effects of the overall declining inflation rate, and polls say that anxiety over inflation was a major component in Donald Trump’s re-election last November.

The pain consumers feel from inflation makes no partisan distinction, but politically the issue undeniably played in favor of Republicans this year. Here in Colorado, the recent spike in egg prices quickly turned political as Republicans attempted to blame the passage of legislation requiring “cage free” eggs back in 2020 for high prices and empty shelves today.

But as 9NEWS’ Spencer Soicher reported last week, it’s the egg business itself that says local policies have nothing to do with the nationwide egg shortage:

Colorado’s cage-free egg law passed in 2020 and mandates all eggs sold in Colorado be from a cage-free facility. All egg producers in Colorado housing more than 3,000 egg-laying hens are required to comply.

Colorado Egg Producers executive director Bill Scebbi said farms across the state have been preparing for this for four years, and the current shortage is not at all connected to the incoming second phase of the law.

“Cage-free legislation has nothing to do with the shortage of eggs,” Scebbi said. “Nada.” [Pols emphasis]

A look at egg prices nationwide quickly reveals that not only are Colorado’s high prices not unique, but with the obvious exceptions of Hawaii and California some of the highest prices for eggs in the nation right now are in red states like Alabama and Florida. Avian flu has decimated flocks in Colorado and across the nation, and is overwhelmingly the driver of higher egg prices. Even Colorado’s conservative northern neighbor Wyoming is suffering from higher egg prices.

As for the hope that the incoming Trump administration will make good on his sweeping campaign trail promises to “bring costs down” for everything under the sun including groceries? With victory in hand, Trump has completely changed his tune to downplay those expectations. With “Bidenflation” about to sunset, Trump’s promises of relief to consumers on the campaign trail are about to become liabilities as those promises go unkept. In the short run, that will likely only increase attempts to deflect blame in blue states like Colorado.

All we can do is remind whoever is willing to listen that there is a whole country outside our state’s four corners. And if Ron DeSantis’ free-market utopia can’t get eggs under $6 a dozen, Colorado law requiring (slightly) more humane conditions for hens cannot be the problem.

It’s a fight we’ll have to win one breakfast table at a time.

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15 thoughts on “A Few Words About Colorado’s Egg Prices”

  1. Near the end of the Biden Administration, and before we find out what will happen with Trump's Sad!-ministration 2.0, CIDRAP story says "HHS directs $306 million to avian flu response as virus strikes more US flocks"

    HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, JD, said in a statement that although the risk to humans remains low, federal officials are preparing for a range of scenarios. "These investments are critical to continuing our disease surveillance, laboratory testing, and monitoring efforts alongside our partners at USDA [US Department of Agriculture]."

  2. On Jan. 20th Trump will take credit for bringing down inflation to “only” 2.7% due the foresight of his policies instituted before he left office in 2021, or some such ridiculous nonsense.

    “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell, 1984

  4. This won't help IHOP or Denny's, but maybe for cost-conscious Polsters there are options to using eggs in baking. Applesauce, flax, bananas, yogurt – maybe this doesn't sound great at first blush, but to me a cake is a cake and I'm into them as much for the flavor and calories as anything else. Egg substitutes actually do work!

    1. Here’s another one for you 2Jung, The liquid chickpeas are packed in is called aqua faba. It, too, is a great egg substitute; 2 tablespoons = 1 egg white. 3 tablespoons=1 whole egg. Whip it with a mixer until it looks like meringue

       

  5. It's not so hard to figure it out when you go shopping and half the time entire brands are missing from the shelves. Avian flu might not have crossed to humans yet, but it's decimating poultry flocks that we rely on.

    1. January 6, 2025, there have been 66 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the United States since 2024 and 67 since 2022. The first death in the United States recently occured to 65 year old Louisiana poultry exposed person

       

        1. Costco executives generally have worked their way up.  "Dec 16, 2024 Costco CEO Ron Bakris. Costco's new CEO received a total of approximately $12.2 million in compensation this year. CEO Bakris started his career as a forklift driver more than 40 years ago and became CEO in January."

          "Dec 12, 2024  Meanwhile, of Costco's 328,000 worldwide employees, the median worker earned $47,092, giving Vachris a CEO pay ratio of 262. His compensation and pay ratio are well below those of his predecessor "

  7. Google crappy AI shares that : 

    "Yes, global warming is influencing the spread of bird flu: 

    • Changing migration patterns: Climate change is causing birds to migrate differently, which can lead to more interactions between humans and infected animals. 
    • Warmer winters and earlier springs: Warmer winters and earlier springs can help pathogens survive and spread. 
    • Cooler and wetter conditions: Cooler and wetter conditions can help influenza viruses survive in bird droppings and contaminated water. 
    • Virus survival outside the host: Climate change can affect how long the virus can survive outside the host. 
    • Evolution of new variants: Climate change can help new H5N1 variants emerge. 

    Other factors that can contribute to the spread of bird flu include: 

    • Deforestation and development

      Humans are encroaching on wild animal habitats, which can expose us to diseases carried by those species. 

    • Sustainable agricultural practices

      Improving biosecurity, reducing livestock population density, and enhancing barn ventilation systems can help. 

    • Conservation efforts

      Restoring natural habitats can help maintain healthy ecosystems and minimize viral spread. 

    Some public health experts recommend early disease surveillance to stop outbreaks before they begin. "

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