Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
are egg prices where you are?

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:02:43 -0800 (PST), pamjd >
wrote:

>Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>are egg prices where you are?

I can still get them at Trader Joes for $1,19/dozen. A few months
ago, they were $0.99/dozen. I am in NM.

Christine

pamjd wrote:
>
> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> are egg prices where you are?

I buy them from a fruit stand around the corner.... $2.50 for large, $2.75
for XL and $3 for double yolks.

In article
>,
pamjd > wrote:

> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> are egg prices where you are?

$6/doz for free-range eggs. I have no idea what the prices are for
battery-farm eggs.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

pamjd wrote:

> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> are egg prices where you are?

Cub supermarket: large eggs $2.07 a dozen.

Aldi: $1.35 a dozen.

I'm in Minneapolis.

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Oh pshaw, on Tue 11 Dec 2007 07:27:24p, Miche meant to say...

> In article
> >,
> pamjd > wrote:
>
>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>> are egg prices where you are?
>
> $6/doz for free-range eggs. I have no idea what the prices are for
> battery-farm eggs.
>
> Miche
>

Where in the hell are they free-ranging? That's highway robbery.

I bought "cage-free" brown eggs for US$1.15/dozen last week. Wonderfully
dark yellow yolks and a nice eggy flavor.

--
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Date: Tuesday, December(XII) 11th(XI),2007(MMVII)

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"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:02:43 -0800 (PST), pamjd >
> wrote:
>
>>Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>are egg prices where you are?
>
> I can still get them at Trader Joes for $1,19/dozen. A few months
> ago, they were $0.99/dozen. I am in NM.
>
> Christine


Wegmans: $1.59 a dozen on December 2nd. They vary between that price and 69
cents when they're on sale, which seems to be about a week per month.

In article 4>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Tue 11 Dec 2007 07:27:24p, Miche meant to say...
>
> > In article
> > >,
> > pamjd > wrote:
> >
> >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> >> are egg prices where you are?
> >
> > $6/doz for free-range eggs. I have no idea what the prices are for
> > battery-farm eggs.

> Where in the hell are they free-ranging?

New Zealand.

> That's highway robbery.

Not for this country. Eggs here are expensive by US standards.

Miche

--
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Oh pshaw, on Tue 11 Dec 2007 08:28:01p, Miche meant to say...

> In article 4>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Tue 11 Dec 2007 07:27:24p, Miche meant to say...
>>
>> > In article
>> > >,
>> > pamjd > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some
sticker
>> >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>> >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>> >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>> >> are egg prices where you are?
>> >
>> > $6/doz for free-range eggs. I have no idea what the prices are for
>> > battery-farm eggs.
>
>> Where in the hell are they free-ranging?
>
> New Zealand.
>
>> That's highway robbery.
>
> Not for this country. Eggs here are expensive by US standards.
>
> Miche
>

Wow, that's still highway robbery. Eggs are probably one our cheapest
nutritious foods here. I'm in Arizona. If I were to buy ordinary
supermarket eggs, they go for 89¢-99¢/dozen when on sale, and they're
almost alwys on sale.

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"Dan Goodman" > wrote in message
ouse.com...
> pamjd wrote:
>
>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>> are egg prices where you are?
>
> Cub supermarket: large eggs $2.07 a dozen.
>
> Aldi: $1.35 a dozen.
>
> I'm in Minneapolis.

Our eggs have been about $2 a dozen for large for a while but for the first
time in a couple of years, I got them for a buck a dozen a few weeks ago.

I'm in Raleigh, NC.

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Tue 11 Dec 2007 08:28:01p, Miche meant to say...
>
> > In article 4>,
> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >> Oh pshaw, on Tue 11 Dec 2007 07:27:24p, Miche meant to say...
> >>
> >> > In article
> >> > >,
> >> > pamjd > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some
> sticker
> >> >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> >> >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> >> >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> >> >> are egg prices where you are?
> >> >
> >> > $6/doz for free-range eggs. I have no idea what the prices are for
> >> > battery-farm eggs.
> >
> >> Where in the hell are they free-ranging?
> >
> > New Zealand.
> >
> >> That's highway robbery.
> >
> > Not for this country. Eggs here are expensive by US standards.
>
> Wow, that's still highway robbery. Eggs are probably one our cheapest
> nutritious foods here.

Not necessarily. Different production costs, smaller market (NZ has
four million people in the whole entire country), etc etc.

Battery-farm eggs cost less (I'll check how much the next time I'm in le
supermarchet) but I refuse to buy 'em.

Miche

--
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"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> pamjd wrote:
>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>> are egg prices where you are?
>
> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>
> kili


Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> pamjd wrote:
>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>> are egg prices where you are?
>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>
>> kili
>
>
> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>
>
Yes. I suppose as winter sets in in the USA, heating would play a big
part - as well as the increased fuel prices.
Here in Sunny South Africa I noticed last week that the price is about
US$2 for 18 "Jumbo" eggs at the moment, which are bigger than Extra
large ones...
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> pamjd wrote:
>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>> are egg prices where you are?
>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>
>> kili
>
>
> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>
>
You forget about using up all of the corn to inefficiently make ethanol
to keep the SUVs going which increased the price of feed.

pamjd wrote:
> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> are egg prices where you are?

Just bought a dozen of extra large at the local Italian market for $1.19.

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:54:18 -0500, George >
wrote:

>JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> pamjd wrote:
>>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>>
>>> kili
>>
>>
>> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>>
>>
>You forget about using up all of the corn to inefficiently make ethanol
>to keep the SUVs going which increased the price of feed.

And the fact that the US dollar is not worth nearly as much as it was.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
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"The Cook" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:54:18 -0500, George >
> wrote:
>
>>JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> pamjd wrote:
>>>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>>>
>>>> kili
>>>
>>>
>>> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>>>
>>>
>>You forget about using up all of the corn to inefficiently make ethanol
>>to keep the SUVs going which increased the price of feed.
>
> And the fact that the US dollar is not worth nearly as much as it was.
> --
> Susan N.

And the fact that chickens just don't lay as many eggs during the winter.

Ms P

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Wow, that's still highway robbery. Eggs are probably one our cheapest
> nutritious foods here. I'm in Arizona. If I were to buy ordinary
> supermarket eggs, they go for 89�-99�/dozen when on sale, and they're
> almost alwys on sale.
>


Have you checked the price this week? They have suddenly gone up about
50% here -- not sure exactly when, but within the past 2 weeks.

Bob

"Ms P" > wrote in message
...
>
> "The Cook" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:54:18 -0500, George >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> pamjd wrote:
>>>>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some
>>>>>> sticker
>>>>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>>>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>>>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>>>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>>>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>>>>
>>>>> kili
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>You forget about using up all of the corn to inefficiently make ethanol
>>>to keep the SUVs going which increased the price of feed.
>>
>> And the fact that the US dollar is not worth nearly as much as it was.
>> --
>> Susan N.
>
> And the fact that chickens just don't lay as many eggs during the winter.
>
> Ms P

People keep eating all the damn chickens too!

As an ex-Kiwi, now living in California, I can attest to the
differences in some costs. But I'll also attest to the fact that
produce in NZ is of a generally higher quality - with a far greater
consumer awareness of quality foods, such as free-range chickens and
eggs. Furthermore, the USDA has absolutely no standards for the
labeling of eggs as 'free-range' (despite overwhelming research showing
improved nutritional values) and so many eggs that are actually battery
hen eggs are labeled as 'free-range' when in fact they are not. It is
up to the consumer to research their food source if they in fact care
to select true free-range hen eggs.

BTW - that $6NZ equates to about $4.50US. True quality free-range eggs
here in Nor Cal are well over $3, sometimes over $4 - the real price
differential between here and NZ is therefore not much.



On 2007-12-11 20:33:52 -0800, Miche > said:
>
> Not necessarily. Different production costs, smaller market (NZ has
> four million people in the whole entire country), etc etc.
>
> Battery-farm eggs cost less (I'll check how much the next time I'm in le
> supermarchet) but I refuse to buy 'em.
>
> Miche

In article >,
George > wrote:

> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> > "kilikini" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> pamjd wrote:
> >>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> >>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> >>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> >>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> >>> are egg prices where you are?
> >> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
> >>
> >> kili
> >
> >
> > Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
> >
> >
> You forget about using up all of the corn to inefficiently make ethanol
> to keep the SUVs going which increased the price of feed.

Then lobby to get biofuel companies to use other feedstock for their
processes than corn. There's plenty of waste plant material that would
work, but the fuel companies aren't using it.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
> > pamjd wrote:
> >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> >> are egg prices where you are?
> >
> > The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>
> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.

Are egg farms required to use oil-fired heating? If not, it might be
time for them to start looking at alternative heating methods.

Miche

--
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"Miche" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > pamjd wrote:
>> >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>> >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>> >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>> >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>> >> are egg prices where you are?
>> >
>> > The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>
>> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>
> Are egg farms required to use oil-fired heating? If not, it might be
> time for them to start looking at alternative heating methods.
>
> Miche


I don't know, but 99.999% of trucks use oil.

Oh pshaw, on Wed 12 Dec 2007 09:54:20a, zxcvbob meant to say...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> Wow, that's still highway robbery. Eggs are probably one our cheapest
>> nutritious foods here. I'm in Arizona. If I were to buy ordinary
>> supermarket eggs, they go for 89�-99�/dozen when on sale, and
they're
>> almost alwys on sale.
>>
>
>
> Have you checked the price this week? They have suddenly gone up about
> 50% here -- not sure exactly when, but within the past 2 weeks.
>
> Bob
>

We bought eggs last Saturday. They could have gone up since then.

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In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Miche" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > pamjd wrote:
> >> >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> >> >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> >> >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> >> >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> >> >> are egg prices where you are?
> >> >
> >> > The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
> >>
> >> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
> >
> > Are egg farms required to use oil-fired heating? If not, it might be
> > time for them to start looking at alternative heating methods.
>
> I don't know, but 99.999% of trucks use oil.

Which would be why I deliberately left them out of the equation.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

Miche wrote:
>
>
> Are egg farms required to use oil-fired heating? If not, it might be
> time for them to start looking at alternative heating methods.


Heating in a livestock barn? Not likely. The animals produce lots of heat
on their own. Keeping them cool in hot weather is a bigger problem.

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:46:32 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> wrote:

>"kilikini" > wrote in message
.. .
>> pamjd wrote:
>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>
>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>
>> kili
>
>
>Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>

opec? try george bush. all that oil that was going to pay for the
reconstruction of iraq hasn't exactly been flooding the market.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:34:13 -0600, "Ms P" >
wrote:

>
>"The Cook" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:54:18 -0500, George >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> pamjd wrote:
>>>>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>>>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>>>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>>>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>>>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>>>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>>>>
>>>>> kili
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>You forget about using up all of the corn to inefficiently make ethanol
>>>to keep the SUVs going which increased the price of feed.
>>
>> And the fact that the US dollar is not worth nearly as much as it was.
>> --
>> Susan N.
>
>And the fact that chickens just don't lay as many eggs during the winter.
>
>Ms P

goddamn lazy chickens.

your pal,
blake

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> pamjd wrote:
>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>> are egg prices where you are?
>
> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>
> kili


I heard the news (today) that Chicago-ans were under scrutiny for raising
chickens for eggs for their own table.
Dee Dee

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:09:07 -0500, "Dee.Dee" >
wrote:

>
>"kilikini" > wrote in message
.. .
>> pamjd wrote:
>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>
>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>
>> kili
>
>
>I heard the news (today) that Chicago-ans were under scrutiny for raising
>chickens for eggs for their own table.
>Dee Dee

HUH? Seems to have missed the news here in Chicago.

Lou

"Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
...
>
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> pamjd wrote:
>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>
>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>
>> kili
>
>
> I heard the news (today) that Chicago-ans were under scrutiny for raising
> chickens for eggs for their own table.
> Dee Dee


Yep.

http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-h...chicago-461121


Opponents have some nerve objecting to this. Here are some of the
objections:

"Those opposed to urban chickens have been lining up arguments against them,
claiming their food encourages rats and raccoons, and that they can smell or
make unwanted noise. People are afraid they will lead to unsanitary
conditions."

Smell, unwanted noise, unsanitary conditions? I'll bet the same people have
no problem with dogs.

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:09:07 -0500, "Dee.Dee" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"kilikini" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> pamjd wrote:
>>>> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
>>>> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
>>>> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
>>>> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
>>>> are egg prices where you are?
>>>
>>> The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>>>
>>> kili
>>
>>
>>I heard the news (today) that Chicago-ans were under scrutiny for raising
>>chickens for eggs for their own table.
>>Dee Dee
>
> HUH? Seems to have missed the news here in Chicago.
>
> Lou

It was on CNN around noon-ish-- it'll be on a dozen times again probably.
They probably have it on video on their web-site, too.
Dee Dee

Miche wrote:

>> You forget about using up all of the corn to inefficiently make ethanol
>> to keep the SUVs going which increased the price of feed.
>
> Then lobby to get biofuel companies to use other feedstock for their
> processes than corn. There's plenty of waste plant material that would
> work, but the fuel companies aren't using it.
>
> Miche
>

Its more than that. Ethanol production is great corporate and SUV
welfare. There is a proposal to build a plant locally and part of the
deal would be a >$100 Million subsidy to be pulled out of the taxpayers
pockets to build the facility plus an operating subsidy and waiver of
liquid fuels taxes to be able to sell the ethanol below its actual cost.
If its such a great thing why isn't private enterprise doing it
completely on its own?

pamjd wrote:
> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> are egg prices where you are?

Box of 18 large eggs are $2.88 here in all-the-way-south Texas.

I had a bit of sticker shock myself.

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Miche wrote:
> In article 4>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Tue 11 Dec 2007 07:27:24p, Miche meant to say...

>
>> Where in the hell are they free-ranging?
>
> New Zealand.
>
>> That's highway robbery.
>
> Not for this country. Eggs here are expensive by US standards.

Maybe they should move all the cows and sheep to make more room for
chickens <g>

We just came back from a visit to Australia and New Zealand and enjoyed
the eggs with the very, very yellow yolks. Quite different from what we
get here in Texas.

--
Janet Wilder
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Good Friends. Good Life

In article >,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> Miche wrote:
> > In article 4>,
> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >> Oh pshaw, on Tue 11 Dec 2007 07:27:24p, Miche meant to say...
>
> >
> >> Where in the hell are they free-ranging?
> >
> > New Zealand.
> >
> >> That's highway robbery.
> >
> > Not for this country. Eggs here are expensive by US standards.
>
> Maybe they should move all the cows and sheep to make more room for
> chickens <g>

Nar, cows and sheep are how this country makes most of its money.

> We just came back from a visit to Australia and New Zealand and enjoyed
> the eggs with the very, very yellow yolks. Quite different from what we
> get here in Texas.

Exactly. I'm quite prepared to pay for quality.

Miche

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In article >,
George > wrote:

> Miche wrote:
>
> >> You forget about using up all of the corn to inefficiently make ethanol
> >> to keep the SUVs going which increased the price of feed.
> >
> > Then lobby to get biofuel companies to use other feedstock for their
> > processes than corn. There's plenty of waste plant material that would
> > work, but the fuel companies aren't using it.
>
> Its more than that. Ethanol production is great corporate and SUV
> welfare. There is a proposal to build a plant locally and part of the
> deal would be a >$100 Million subsidy to be pulled out of the taxpayers
> pockets to build the facility plus an operating subsidy and waiver of
> liquid fuels taxes to be able to sell the ethanol below its actual cost.
> If its such a great thing why isn't private enterprise doing it
> completely on its own?

Not a question I can answer. I don't live in the USA.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

Oh pshaw, on Wed 12 Dec 2007 07:34:22p, Miche meant to say...

> In article >,
> Janet Wilder > wrote:
>
>> Miche wrote:
>> > In article 4>,
>> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Oh pshaw, on Tue 11 Dec 2007 07:27:24p, Miche meant to say...
>>
>> >
>> >> Where in the hell are they free-ranging?
>> >
>> > New Zealand.
>> >
>> >> That's highway robbery.
>> >
>> > Not for this country. Eggs here are expensive by US standards.
>>
>> Maybe they should move all the cows and sheep to make more room for
>> chickens <g>
>
> Nar, cows and sheep are how this country makes most of its money.
>
>> We just came back from a visit to Australia and New Zealand and enjoyed
>> the eggs with the very, very yellow yolks. Quite different from what we
>> get here in Texas.
>
> Exactly. I'm quite prepared to pay for quality.
>
> Miche
>

Our local farm raised eggs (those you pick up roadside) are like that, but
I can't recall what they're charging. I don't know if they're actually free
range, however.

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On Dec 13, 6:04 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> "Miche" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
> >> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >> > pamjd wrote:
> >> >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> >> >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> >> >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> >> >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> >> >> are egg prices where you are?
>
> >> > The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>
> >> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>
> > Are egg farms required to use oil-fired heating? If not, it might be
> > time for them to start looking at alternative heating methods.
>
> > Miche
>
> I don't know, but 99.999% of trucks use oil.



I also prefer to pay a lot more for free-range eggs and chickens (the
chickens taste better also).
They cost me $5.70 per dozen Jumbo eggs (80grams ea) free-range.....I
checked out the price of battery eggs last week in the stupidmarket
and they were $4.90.....not a whole lot of difference in the long run,
and I can eat them with a clear conscience that the chickens aren't
living tortuous lives!

I'm not a rabid greenie (actually a city grannie)....the eggs
definitely taste a lot better though. As someone said "eggier",
lol.
So....not a lot of difference between New Zealand prices and
Australian, where I live.

Iknit.

On Dec 13, 2:12 pm, Iknit > wrote:
> On Dec 13, 6:04 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Miche" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > > In article >,
> > > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
> > >> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> > . ..
> > >> > pamjd wrote:
> > >> >> Went to the store to get bread and milk and man did I get some sticker
> > >> >> shock when I went by the egg section of the dairy aisle. All of a
> > >> >> suddeen 18 eggs are $3.15. Wow, a dozen are now over $2, the same
> > >> >> eggs that a couple months ago were 99 cents. I am in Wisconsin. How
> > >> >> are egg prices where you are?
>
> > >> > The same as yours. Our prices have skyrocketed!
>
> > >> Heating, transportation. Thank you, OPEC.
>
> > > Are egg farms required to use oil-fired heating? If not, it might be
> > > time for them to start looking at alternative heating methods.
>
> > > Miche
>
> > I don't know, but 99.999% of trucks use oil.
>
> I also prefer to pay a lot more for free-range eggs and chickens (the
> chickens taste better also).
> They cost me $5.70 per dozen Jumbo eggs (80grams ea) free-range.....I
> checked out the price of battery eggs last week in the stupidmarket
> and they were $4.90.....not a whole lot of difference in the long run,
> and I can eat them with a clear conscience that the chickens aren't
> living tortuous lives!
>
> I'm not a rabid greenie (actually a city grannie)....the eggs
> definitely taste a lot better though. As someone said "eggier",
> lol.
> So....not a lot of difference between New Zealand prices and
> Australian, where I live.
>
> Iknit.



JUST worked out the exchange rate and my AUD$5.70 equates to US
$5.07.....doesn't sound so bad now, does it? LOL.

Yes, I firmly believe the cost of production here is much like
NZ's ..... Not a lot of people..probably similar to NZ's, considering
the land mass....we have only 22 million people total. Mostly living
in the main cities, around the coastline. A lot of this country is
desert (in the RED centre...called that because the soil and rocks are
red) and tropical rainforest (though not as much as there used to be).

I still believe that eggs are great value for money, as they are so
nutricious.

Iknit.