Egg prices are still soaring, causing headaches for grocery store merchants and shoppers alike. The national price for a dozen eggs was about $1.75 a year ago. In November, that figure rose to $3.59. “Honestly, I don’t even look at it when I buy it,” said Manchester’s Bovid Mark. Egg prices are hitting the wallets of consumers at all levels. There were a couple of young guys and it was one of the few things that was high in protein, high in healthy vitamins and minerals, so I definitely felt it, we all felt it,” Giuseppe DiMarca, from Manchester (Giuseppe DiMarca) said. Businesses are also feeling the pressure. Red Arrow Diner, which shells 20,000 eggs a week at its four locations, has had to discuss how to move forward as egg prices double. “We discussed adding surcharges we didn’t We do that because we’re very grateful that we don’t have supply chain issues and are sensitive to customers and the price they have to pay, so we stick to it,” said Amanda Wihby, chief operating officer and co-owner of Red Arrow restaurants. Egg prices are skyrocketing Higher than other foods like chicken or turkey because egg farmers have been hit harder by bird flu – 43 million of the 58 million birds slaughtered to control the virus in the past year were only laying hens. Plus everything else costs prices on the shelves are ridiculously high. “We’ve been struggling with that, and when these things come up, we have to pivot,” Wihby said. “I think you have to learn how to balance your budget and choose something rather than Not something else eggs milk and bread is everyone’s first choice,” DiMarco said. Red Arrow said they want to keep costs constant for customers for as long as possible and want the prices in question to come down as quickly as possible.
Egg prices are still soaring, and grocery store merchants and shoppers alike are feeling the pinch.
The national price for a dozen eggs was about $1.75 a year ago. In November, that figure rose to $3.59.
“Honestly, I didn’t even look at it when I bought it,” said Bo Widmark, from Manchester.
Egg prices hit the wallets of consumers at all levels.
“My family and I tend to eat a lot of eggs, we have a couple of younger eggs, and it’s one of the few things that’s high in protein, high in healthy vitamins and minerals, so I definitely feel, we Everyone felt it,” said Giuseppe DiMarca, from Manchester.
Businesses are also feeling the pinch. Red Arrow Diner, which shells 20,000 eggs a week at its four locations, is having to debate how to move forward as egg prices double.
“We talked about adding a surcharge, but we didn’t because we’re very grateful that we don’t have supply chain issues and are sensitive to customers and the price they have to pay, so we stick with that,” said Red Arrow Restaurant’s chief operating officer. and co-owner Amanda Wihby said.
Egg prices have soared higher than other foods such as chicken or turkey because bird flu has hit egg farmers harder — 43 million of the 58 million birds slaughtered to contain the virus in the past year were laying hens.
Combined with the rising cost of everything else, the prices on the shelves have reached sky-high prices.
“We’ve struggled with it, and when these things come up, we have to pivot and pivot,” Wihby said.
“I think you have to learn how to balance your budget and choose some things over others. Eggs, milk and bread are everyone’s first choice,” DiMarco said.
Red Arrow said they wanted to keep costs to customers the same for as long as possible and wanted the prices in question to come down as quickly as possible.