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Price of Eggs Roundup
Retailers Ration Eggs as Prices Jump 18 Percent Since Trump Inauguration
Multiple national grocery retailers are imposing limits on how many cartons of eggs consumers can purchase amid a shortage of the product and rising grocery prices across the U.S.
As of Monday morning, the average price for a dozen eggs was around $7.74 — an increase of about 18 percent since President Donald Trump took office. According to a report from NBC News, many national chains, including Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Costco, and others, have started restricting how many eggs each shopper can buy in a single visit.
Other grocery store costs have also gone up. The cost of wheat has increased by about 11.8 percent since Trump was inaugurated, while the cost of cheese has gone up 1.59 percent.
Many have used the “price of eggs” analogy to define Trump’s focus on consumer prices (or lack thereof) since he started his second term in office, due to his multiple promises during the 2024 presidential campaign to tackle rising costs. Since becoming president again, however, his focus has been on other issues, barely taking any action to address prices at all.
https://truthout.org/articles/retailers-ration-eggs-as-prices-jump-18-percent-since-trump-inauguration/
Multiple national grocery retailers are imposing limits on how many cartons of eggs consumers can purchase amid a shortage of the product and rising grocery prices across the U.S.
As of Monday morning, the average price for a dozen eggs was around $7.74 — an increase of about 18 percent since President Donald Trump took office. According to a report from NBC News, many national chains, including Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Costco, and others, have started restricting how many eggs each shopper can buy in a single visit.
Other grocery store costs have also gone up. The cost of wheat has increased by about 11.8 percent since Trump was inaugurated, while the cost of cheese has gone up 1.59 percent.
Many have used the “price of eggs” analogy to define Trump’s focus on consumer prices (or lack thereof) since he started his second term in office, due to his multiple promises during the 2024 presidential campaign to tackle rising costs. Since becoming president again, however, his focus has been on other issues, barely taking any action to address prices at all.
https://truthout.org/articles/retailers-ration-eggs-as-prices-jump-18-percent-since-trump-inauguration/
Customers find near $18 egg prices at local grocery store
MONTGOMERY COUNTY — The price of eggs continues to go up and it’s putting a strain on the pockets of people in the Miami Valley.
News Center 7’s Malik Patterson saw a half dozen eggs on sale for $5.99 on Monday. A dozen were going for $11.69 and a carton of 18 was $17.69. Shoppers say that’s too high.
“They are too high and I can’t purchase them, so I’m gonna have to keep on walking,” David Marks told News Center 7 at Drexel Foodtown.
https://www.whio.com/news/local/customers-find-near-18-egg-prices-local-grocery-store/RDPCEKV4ERHG7HO5M7IB7QTVTI/
MONTGOMERY COUNTY — The price of eggs continues to go up and it’s putting a strain on the pockets of people in the Miami Valley.
News Center 7’s Malik Patterson saw a half dozen eggs on sale for $5.99 on Monday. A dozen were going for $11.69 and a carton of 18 was $17.69. Shoppers say that’s too high.
“They are too high and I can’t purchase them, so I’m gonna have to keep on walking,” David Marks told News Center 7 at Drexel Foodtown.
https://www.whio.com/news/local/customers-find-near-18-egg-prices-local-grocery-store/RDPCEKV4ERHG7HO5M7IB7QTVTI/
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