eljefino t1_j52xnrd wrote
Reply to comment by tacoloco2323 in What is going on with egg prices? by [deleted]
Well if there's a shortage then yes the profits will be higher. Basic economics. I anticipate these egg farmers are trying like hell to get more chickens of laying age up and running while prices are still high.
Fluffheady t1_j53buyn wrote
How does this make any sense? You can't just say "basic economics" and walk away.
There is a shortage. If prices increase to a "reasonable" level, profits remain the same even if prices increase. There are less eggs to be sold, so you increase prices to compensate for lower overall sales / lower supply. If you increase profits beyond a pre-shortage level, that means you are jacking up prices well beyond what they would actually need to be to "weather the storm" of bird flu.
It's because of corporate greed and oligopolistic practices.
tacoloco2323 t1_j53fnuv wrote
Thank Fluffyheady, your exactly right. The increase in price due to the shortage was factually measured to equal less than a 25 cent increase not more than double.
eljefino t1_j57h2c3 wrote
If there's an egg shortage they'll ratchet up the price until people buy fewer eggs and it balances out.
Generally people think other people should buy fewer eggs but they themselves remain entitled to living without lifestyle change.
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