Does anyone have the scoop as to why the prices are now a whopping $10?!?!!?
And if this is a temporary increase?
Yes I know all food is expensive right now blah blah blah.
My friend got a rotisserie chicken for much cheaper than $10 at Whole Foods which makes no sense to me.
When do you expect the prices to return to $5.99
I have no idea. The flu outbreak is still an ongoing issue as far as I know.
Werenât they $6.99?
... you can't be serious
Best get down to Whole Foods then bub because I personally increased Hannafordâs rotisserie chicken prices, and I ainât fixin to let up until April.
same reason egg prices are over $5 a dozen
I'll let you know, I'll DM you.
This gets blamed but is probably not really true.. Bird flu has led to culling of 50 million birds yes this year.... But the US processes 9 billion birds a year, so it's really only half a percent loss, unlikely to justifiably affect supply or prices
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When it's 1994 again.
I was just at the store. They're $7.99 for a dozen large.
It definitely causes major supply disruptions. When they cull they are shutting down the coop for a few weeks to remove the dead chickens and then thoroughly clean it. It's not just the ones they've culled, it's also all the ones they couldn't raise due contending with the outbreak. Plus you have to consider the disruptions caused to replacing egg laying hens
Hahaha right?
OP be like - âWhen will our money be valuable?â Everything literally costs more now because the value of the dollar is shit, because the Fed keeps printing money instead of actually fixing the situation. Oh, and you say, âbut brosif, the fed is raising interests rates,â thatâs when I laugh in your face and ask you âwho is affected most by the rates increasing? (I.e mortgage rates, CC rates)â and âlook at how the RRP percentage increases along with the rates!.â Youâll prolly just look at me dumbfounded and I will then realize that I live in Maine and give up trying to explain how voting in shitty representatives can actually have negative consequences to our economy.
Hahaha Cry more OP.
Oh sure layers have a much longer replacement time, and may have an effect on egg prices... Though I suspect cage free regulations have far more cost.... Meat bird processing though is actually up several percent year over year. Now the effect of the price of say diesal and feed... That I would believe as a price increase force..
Head south to a Costco. Rotisserie chickens are $4.99 each.
Costco and Whole Foods use rotisserie chickens as loss leaders. Meaning, at five bucks they are either barely breaking even or losing money on that item but you will likely buy something they will make money on while you are there grabbing a cheap chicken. The 10 bucks Hannaford is charging is probably actual cost +20% markup.
No Costco in Maine
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Most rotisseries sold in-store are at a loss for the grocery store. They are called âLoss Leadersâ and are used to get you to buy the fixing that goes with it.
With inflation, bird flu, shipping issues, and workforce shortages all over, a price increase was almost certainly going to come.
I know. That is why I said head south. Assuming OP would buy other stuff beside rotisserie chicken a small road-trip might be worth it financially.
Well son, you best be asking your mom that question. I heard tell she came across a couple bubs last night.
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This plus big electricity cost increases in Maine as well. The rotisserie ovens are electric.
Bird flu. Also Hannaford is owned by a global conglomerate and is not your local grocery store anymore.
When is Costco going up? Canât compete with $5 monster birds
Per the Hannaford app, 1 doz large eggs are $5.19. not cheap, but not quite as high as you're saying. This is for the Westbrook Hannaford.
Wtf are you even insinuating? It's not a trustful company? When did Hannaford sell local only food? In the 1800s? They have distribution centers throughout the East coast. The product they get from vendors is no different than the product going to other chains. All that Hannaford brand stuff comes from private label companies that sell the same product to other chains. I can assure you the Rotisserie chicken they are selling did not come from the Netherlands. They were owned by a Belgian company since 2000. I promise you didn't even know what an avocado was in the year 2000.
Whole Foods? A filled cart of organic stuff cost us $500 a decade ago. You got $1000?
I'm not surprised they're cheaper at the Westbrook Hannaford. That store is 2-1/2 hours from where I live. They're $7.99 at my local store that I was at today. They are as high as I'm saying.
Dude, the bub thing was in response to you asking what a bub was- thought it was a dumb question, and I guess you did too since you edited it to make me look like a jerk.
Better get it while itâs hot, them jerk chicken prices set to go up too.
Try ALDI if itâs by you
and I know itâs in NH but if you live close itâs clutch
Best prices hands down in food.
Yes you have to get used to it
Focus on the price tags, this is the price sensitive option
Just replying to the guy that said chicken was cheaper there.
The cost of my sams card is worth it just for the chicken, especially that I donât have to cook.
It was $8 last time I got one. And $6 before inflation-gate.
Probably still cheaper then most lunch meat per pound?
Well yeah, the same reason that literally everything is absurdly priced.. Those who run things in âxâ industry see other industries increasing prices, and they want to do the same with flaccid reasoning, or in most cases no reasoning at all.
Itâs only $10 for natures promise organic. The regular rotisserie is $7.99
Costco $4
We need a Costco
There is one coming to Scarborough
My hannaford is $10.99 for regular and $11.99 for organic right now
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They are $5 at Samâs Club.
To be fair âhead southâ to most Mainers means, like, York County. Itâs practically Massachusetts.
Please change your mind, Chief
Jeez glad I got some chickens last year!
I think it depends on the context. If OP said â Iâm heading south to get Costco rotisserie chicken,â I would know OP is traveling out of state. Most people donât say âIâm heading south,â with no context.
BIRD FLU!
nature's promise or gtfo
Hopefully we will have one in 2024
I have lived in Mass and currently live in York County. It's not the same.
Haha, genuinely curious, whatâre the bullet-pointed differences?
I only said it (genuinely as a joke) because I consider myself a âMainer,â born in Portland grew up Cumberland County, spent 4 years at college in NH but moved right back and lived here ever since, 40+ years in Maine. But when I was partying with some friendsâ friends in the County couple years back they said âAnything south of Bangor is just North Mass, you ainât a Mainah fah shitâŚâ made me laugh.
I'm Originally from Bucksport, so I absolutely get the Joke Ha! I just think Mass is so much more chaotic. I did not enjoy living there.
Well then welcome home!
HPAI is killing 60 percent of the birds it touches.
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fucking bullshit
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There is a really bad bird flu that has decimated the chicken farming industry, driving up prices on all chicken related products. It's a national issue
As for the rotisserie chickens, they're a very popular loss leader to get people in the store. So some companies are willing to take more of a loss than others.