Egg prices are up 138%. We're calling BS on the excuses:
Avian flu? Avg flock size dropped 6% but no substantial drop in production.
Inflation? Cal-Maine's production costs were just 22% higher than in 2021.
Cal-Maine had a 10x increase in gross profits. This is price gouging.
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Farm Action on Twitter
“Egg prices are up 138%. We're calling BS on the excuses: Avian flu? Avg flock size dropped 6% but no substantial drop in production. Inflation? Cal-Maine's production costs were just 22% higher than in 2021. Cal-Maine had a 10x increase in gross profits. This is price gouging.”