****This is NOT an “April Fools” gag!****
Remember a few months ago when we were told of the shortage of eggs thanks to bird flu? Well. it looks like they are setting us up again.
Back in those days I asked about the high prices we were asked to pay for eggs….
With the most recent warning from the egg industry has sent people on a mission….
A shortage of eggs in shops during Holy Week has led Norwegians to flock to supermarkets across the border in Sweden and hoard the traditional Easter favorite, reports the AP. Norwegian news outlet Nettavisen said Thursday that the Nordby shopping center in Sweden, located just off the border about 62 miles south of the capital, Oslo, has been filled by “desperate” Norwegians trying stock up on eggs. The center’s Maxi-Mat food store ran out of eggs Tuesday, while the adjacent Nordby Supermarket has had to limit the number of eggs purchased to three 20-packs per household, the news outlet reported.
Not only are the Swedish stores better stocked with eggs, a traditional Easter treat needed for many dishes, but the product is also more affordable in Sweden, Nettavisen said. “It’s far cheaper than you get in Norway—if you can get eggs in Norway at all, that is,” Ståle Løvheim, the head of the Nordby shopping center, told Nettavisen. “The last time I was in Norway, the store was empty” of eggs. A pack of 20 eggs in Sweden sells for about $3.70, about 30% less than the price in Norway. Concerns about overproduction of eggs in Norway led to farmers being offered compensation to reduce egg production. That and the effects of bird flu have led to a shortage, according to news reports.
Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as Easter approaches, reflecting a market battered by disease, high demand, and growing costs for farmers. Ranked consistently among the most expensive countries in the world, Norway is known for its substantially high cost of living, especially in regard to food products and alcohol, which are heavily taxed even when compared to well-to-do Nordic neighbors. Many residents living in southern Norway regularly make shopping trips across the border to Sweden, where products and services enjoy a lower value-added tax, a phenomenon that has evolved into a lucrative business for Swedish store owners
I know it is Sweden….but how long before the trend makes it to us from across the pond?
Will it the toilet paper shortage of the future?
This is another “Not An April Fools” joke.
A report by Oddspedia, a sports-betting and data-tools website, lists Florida as America’s No. 1 conspiracy theory “hotspot,” followed by those in California, while the Sunshine State’s residents “ranked as the second-most gullible.”
But Oddspedia’s analysts noted conspiracy theorizing is a national pastime of sorts these days, with broad implications for this year’s election.
“In the lead-up to the 2024 US elections, conspiracy theories have entrenched themselves as a notable element of American political discourse,” the Oddspedia report concluded. “The impact of these theories on the presidential race is noteworthy, with the potential to either bolster or undermine a candidate’s credibility.”
What’s going on? Here is what Oddspedia found:
Now since it is ‘April’s Fools’ Day I thought a little history would help….
April 1st is celebrated by many as April Fools’ Day, a cheeky date on the calendar when playful pranks abound, within people’s homes, at schools and workplaces, and even in newspaper articles or television programs. The day is known around the world as a light-hearted moment in the diary to try and catch out unsuspecting friends, family, employees, and teachers with silly games to make one another laugh. But where did the tradition come from, and why did it occur on this particular Spring date? The exact origins of April Fools’ Day are unknown, but there are several possible sources that point to its evolution through the ages.
https://www.thecollector.com/history-of-april-fools-day/
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