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Jakelshark t1_j14wyfi wrote

There is a really bad bird flu that has decimated the chicken farming industry, driving up prices on all chicken related products. It's a national issue

As for the rotisserie chickens, they're a very popular loss leader to get people in the store. So some companies are willing to take more of a loss than others.

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Mikerm3 t1_j151zoy wrote

same reason egg prices are over $5 a dozen

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indyaj t1_j156k73 wrote

I was just at the store. They're $7.99 for a dozen large.

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simsian t1_j15os4b wrote

Per the Hannaford app, 1 doz large eggs are $5.19. not cheap, but not quite as high as you're saying. This is for the Westbrook Hannaford.

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indyaj t1_j15tppc wrote

I'm not surprised they're cheaper at the Westbrook Hannaford. That store is 2-1/2 hours from where I live. They're $7.99 at my local store that I was at today. They are as high as I'm saying.

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Smitch250 t1_j17bfn2 wrote

Jeez glad I got some chickens last year!

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Sufficient_Risk1684 t1_j152gws wrote

This gets blamed but is probably not really true.. Bird flu has led to culling of 50 million birds yes this year.... But the US processes 9 billion birds a year, so it's really only half a percent loss, unlikely to justifiably affect supply or prices

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Jakelshark t1_j156sct wrote

It definitely causes major supply disruptions. When they cull they are shutting down the coop for a few weeks to remove the dead chickens and then thoroughly clean it. It's not just the ones they've culled, it's also all the ones they couldn't raise due contending with the outbreak. Plus you have to consider the disruptions caused to replacing egg laying hens

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Sufficient_Risk1684 t1_j15a7wd wrote

Oh sure layers have a much longer replacement time, and may have an effect on egg prices... Though I suspect cage free regulations have far more cost.... Meat bird processing though is actually up several percent year over year. Now the effect of the price of say diesal and feed... That I would believe as a price increase force..

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jevamoka OP t1_j14y05m wrote

When do you expect the prices to return to $5.99

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ZingZongZaddy t1_j1504i7 wrote

... you can't be serious

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R3lak t1_j1583qa wrote

Hahaha right?

OP be like - “When will our money be valuable?” Everything literally costs more now because the value of the dollar is shit, because the Fed keeps printing money instead of actually fixing the situation. Oh, and you say, “but brosif, the fed is raising interests rates,” that’s when I laugh in your face and ask you “who is affected most by the rates increasing? (I.e mortgage rates, CC rates)” and “look at how the RRP percentage increases along with the rates!.” You’ll prolly just look at me dumbfounded and I will then realize that I live in Maine and give up trying to explain how voting in shitty representatives can actually have negative consequences to our economy.

Hahaha Cry more OP.

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Jakelshark t1_j14yzxy wrote

I have no idea. The flu outbreak is still an ongoing issue as far as I know.

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