I've been doing my own grocery shopping for the past 58 years. I open the egg carton to peek inside and check the bottom for wet spots. And I'm aware of the pricing. Yesterday on a weekly visit I was somewhat startled by the low price, so I searched for a chart. Found this one at a Federal Reserve website:
The gap in the curve several months ago reflects the absence of data that occurred during the government slowdown/shutdown, but the trend is clear.
The fallling price was a somewhat startling revelation since my focus (and most consumers' focus) has been on rising prices for gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, fertilizer etc etc since we started the war, and the anticipated roll-on effect on other commodities and goods. I had frankly forgotten about the reason for the spike upward in egg prices in recent years, which is explained here.
Lots of other interesting data available at that Federal Reserve website for those interested.
Medium brown eggs = 89c a dozin.
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Today I learned that some people try to sneak an extra egg into a carton...
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