Supply and demand economics are slipping in egg prices.
The ongoing outbreak of the Avenue Flu has forced the farmers to enjoy millions of egg -laying chickens in an attempt to prevent the spread of the disease, causing low and high prices.
David Anderson, a Texas A&M Livestock economist, says that if it feels like a permanent problem, this is because of this.
“This is really. It started in 2022, and it continues to popping, “Anderson said.” There are some lols, but then there is a whole spread of further spread.
Some users are referring to a novel solution: Rent the chicken.
“We bring a chicken coup with two to four egg -laying chickens in the backyard of someone’s house. Chicken co -founder Home Studed Jean Tampkins rented that two chickens have about a dozen eggs a week, And four chickens have about two dozen eggs a week. This kind of imitation 2023 when there was an Avian flu.
However, Tampkins says consumers are attracted to the concept of peace of mind rather than just saving money on eggs.
“This is less about the price of eggs, but about knowing that when they have eggs when they may not have eggs on the shelf on the grocery store,” he said.
Launched near Pittsburg in 2013, chicken partners rented with farmers from all over the United States and Canada, offering six months of rent.
Tampkins says they look at the increase in interest during the spread of bird flu in 2022.
That same year, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded a sharp rise in egg prices, which is like Spike in 2015 during another outbreak.
“At that time, prices came out of the sky, the wholesale market recorded a height of more than $ 5 per dozen, and then the disease was gone, prices dropped, and we did not need to deal with it by 2022,” said Anderson. ” “This time, instead of being and going for a few years, it happens, and then it happens, and then it happens.”
Anderson expect another increase in egg prices before coming down near the summer season, and notes market volatility.
In 2022, for example, wholesale egg prices exceeded $ 5 per dozen before falling 84 cents by May this year.
“Consumers take a look at the price at the store, and we buy less eggs,” said Anderson. “We expect that we see as economists. Markets work, prices are a signal, and this price is a signal ‘we are going to buy less eggs’, which works to reduce prices. Does
Considering the backyard chickens for the North Technician, the chicken does not have the farm partners near the farm. The nearest option is in Austin, which requires a journey to take chicken and coaps.
For more information, Rent the chicken website.
