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why are eggs so atrociously expensive in the US? where i live they’re the equivalent of 3$ USD for a dozen
Because egg producers are using the hype of bird flu to increase profit margins at the expense of their customers.
Grocery stores are following suit by spreading signs about bird flu and increasing their prices as well.
There's also just a lot of actual bird flu due to awful conditions
Yeah it's not just made up by big business, it's the same as when COVID hit.
"Oh, our product is going to be 20% more expensive due to supply chain disruptions... Might as well raise the price by 50% and pocket the rest while blaming it all on the supply chain.
Customers will be mad it's going up by 20% so they won't be any more mad if it goes up by 50% instead."
The eggs in the picture are like the most expensive eggs you can buy. A dozen of the cheapest eggs are around $5-6. Which is still like 3-4 times as expensive as they were a few years ago, but not nearly as insane as what is posted.