That is very curious, yes. Eggs seem to just start to increase dramatically after 2000 and indeed outdo the CPI, disregarding the peaks and valleys of the different shocks to egg production like covid and the avian flu.

I read that the price includes free range, eco, etc varieties which are more expensive and in more demand nowadays, probably just that explains a good chunk of the price increase.

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bix6 8 hours ago | parent [-]

This is a good read if you haven’t seen it. Spoiler alert it’s private equity. Shocker I know.

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/hatching-a-conspiracy-a-b...

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PowerElectronix 7 hours ago | parent [-]

That is indeed a good read, I wasn't aware that there is now a Big Egg fixing egg prices.

	▲	voakbasda 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think it is now relatively safe to assume that there is Big X fixing the prices of X, for pretty much any X that could turn a profit.