RE: Image thread 25
02-15-2023, 03:32 PM (This post was last modified: 02-15-2023, 03:38 PM by Shepherd.)
02-15-2023, 03:32 PM (This post was last modified: 02-15-2023, 03:38 PM by Shepherd.)
(02-15-2023, 02:23 PM)robkelk Wrote: Never mind that the price of eggs has been stable (CA$3.60-3.70/dozen) since May 2022. Apparently, if a joke's worth telling once, it's worth running into the ground long after it hasn't been relevant any more.
No, the price has legitimately skyrocketed.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000708111
Between inflation, the holidays, and the over 50 million chickens killed by avian flu and cullings, the price has tripled over three years.
Even if only comparing versus May 2022, it was $2.863/dozen in an average American city, compared to $4.823 in January 2023, a 59% increase.
“I really hope I’m behind this convoluted mess; at least that way I’ll be able to get revenge by doing this to myself. I won’t even have to feel bad because it’ll be all my fault.” - Harry Potter, The Master of Death by Ryuugi.