We all as consumers have been paying through the nose for our eggs….lots of bitching and very little from the politicians to lessen the burder on us with the exception of lots of rhetoric and ‘oughta do’

Trump, whose policies—from taxation to regulation and beyond—have overwhelmingly favored the ultrawealthy and corporations over working Americans. Meanwhile, one of the president’s signature campaign promises, to lower food prices “on day one,” has evaporated amid ever-rising consumer costs.

There is a report that we all know what it will say even before it was released….

As average egg prices hit record highs of nearly $5/dozen and a yearslong, worsening bird flu outbreak continues unfettered in all fifty U.S. states, the consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch has released a new report detailing how the U.S.’s largest egg producer has exploited this crisis for profit.

In the report — “The Economic Cost of Food Monopolies: The Rotten Egg Oligarchy” — Food & Water Watch analyzes data from the first year of the current bird flu outbreak to detail how today’s soaring consumer prices are built on a foundation of corporate price-gouging.

Key findings include:

As Egg Prices Soar, New Report Details How Corporations Exploit Bird Flu Crisis For Profit

All the findings most of us egg eaters already knew beforehand….but what is to be done?

Well there is a plan….an investigation.

Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into the rising retail price of eggs, which has doubled in the past year and contributed to inflation. The inquiry will include whether large egg producers have colluded in raising prices or restricting the supply, the Wall Street Journal reports. The producers have said the avian flu outbreak is to blame; a statement by a trade group, the United Egg Producers, said egg farmers are “doing everything they can to fight back against this deadly bird flu outbreak.”

More than 150 million chickens, turkeys, and egg-laying hens have died in the outbreak since 2022, the Agriculture Department reports. Letters sent by the department to some egg companies for the investigation told them to preserve documents concerning their communication about prices and the flu with customers, competitors, and other companies. The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows the price rose 53% year over year, per CNBC. “Farmers know people are frustrated and they are frustrated too by the situation,” said the head of an industry marketing group. “They know they are not able to put on the volume of eggs that people want.”

Democratic lawmakers called for an investigation into the issue last month, per ABC News. “You should look to the dominant food and grocery companies that have made record profits on the backs of working families who have had to pay higher prices,” they wrote to President Trump. “These companies often exploit crises like pandemics and avian flu outbreaks as an opportunity to raise prices beyond what is needed to cover rising costs.” And the Agriculture Department announced its own plan to lower prices last month.

That ought to do it!

An investigation will take about a year and all the while the bucks will keep rolling in for the egg producers….good plan!

We can immediately round up humans like cattle but no one has an idea how to lower egg prices….where’s the justice?

The meaning politicians cannot seem to stop price gouging but by a hefty fine and the practice can continue….what are we paying these idiots in DC to do?

I have had my say….now it is your turn.

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