possible lengthy food, supply shortages coming to the US? Latest: start hiding Sriracha (1 Viewer)

[New Binky the Doormat]

Seeing rumblings on Twitter of large percentages of factory workers (90%+) sick but no linkable source yet.

Meanwhile: Philippines are smuggling onions

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/business/philippines-onion-inflation-intl-hnk

sounds like a Bill Raftery quote.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Smugglin' Onions. Solid indy polka band name.

 

[culdeus]

This flood can't help

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

I have a friend whose son was bitten by a tick last week and now has severe symptoms of Lyme Disease. There apparently is a shortage of the appropriate antibiotic and they haven’t been able to get it the last 2 days.

 

[Terminalxylem]

I have a friend whose son was bitten by a tick last week and now has severe symptoms of Lyme Disease. There apparently is a shortage of the appropriate antibiotic and they haven’t been able to get it the last 2 days.

It’s pretty early for Lyme disease, especially considering how cold it has been this winter - usually more of a late spring/summer disease. Nonetheless, only doxycycline is critically short atm, and other oral (amoxicillin) and intravenous antibiotics (cefotaxine/ceftriaxone) should be available if he has severe disease.

ETA Also early to be presenting with severe Lyme, if the bite was last week.

 

[Terminalxylem]

As for the OP, food shortages have been a minor annoyance, at the worst. Medication shortages have been an issue since way before the pandemic.

Anyone changed their level of concern?

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

As for the OP, food shortages have been a minor annoyance, at the worst. Medication shortages have been an issue since way before the pandemic.

Anyone changed their level of concern?

If that Peter Zeihan guy is correct, we’re all about to experience a major shift in where we get our goods from and there will be some growing pains along the way.

I’m the opposite of concerned if that means we’re going to get Mexico, Canada, and SE Asia to make more of our stuff.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

I have a friend whose son was bitten by a tick last week and now has severe symptoms of Lyme Disease. There apparently is a shortage of the appropriate antibiotic and they haven’t been able to get it the last 2 days.

It’s pretty early for Lyme disease, especially considering how cold it has been this winter - usually more of a late spring/summer disease. Nonetheless, only doxycycline is critically short atm, and other oral (amoxicillin) and intravenous antibiotics (cefotaxine/ceftriaxone) should be available if he has severe disease.

ETA Also early to be presenting with severe Lyme, if the bite was last week.

He had had it before.

Here in PA it seems like tick and lyme season is 365 days.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

As for the OP, food shortages have been a minor annoyance, at the worst. Medication shortages have been an issue since way before the pandemic.

Anyone changed their level of concern?

Things pretty much back to normal here. More concerned with the overall health of the economy for the next year or two.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

I have a friend whose son was bitten by a tick last week and now has severe symptoms of Lyme Disease. There apparently is a shortage of the appropriate antibiotic and they haven’t been able to get it the last 2 days.

It’s pretty early for Lyme disease, especially considering how cold it has been this winter - usually more of a late spring/summer disease. Nonetheless, only doxycycline is critically short atm, and other oral (amoxicillin) and intravenous antibiotics (cefotaxine/ceftriaxone) should be available if he has severe disease.

ETA Also early to be presenting with severe Lyme, if the bite was last week.

He had had it before.

Here in PA it seems like tick and lyme season is 365 days.

Saw a few weeks back that tick population numbers are apparently super high, most likely due to unseasonably warm weather.

 

[Gawain]

I have a friend whose son was bitten by a tick last week and now has severe symptoms of Lyme Disease. There apparently is a shortage of the appropriate antibiotic and they haven’t been able to get it the last 2 days.

It’s pretty early for Lyme disease, especially considering how cold it has been this winter - usually more of a late spring/summer disease. Nonetheless, only doxycycline is critically short atm, and other oral (amoxicillin) and intravenous antibiotics (cefotaxine/ceftriaxone) should be available if he has severe disease.

ETA Also early to be presenting with severe Lyme, if the bite was last week.

He had had it before.

Here in PA it seems like tick and lyme season is 365 days.

Saw a few weeks back that tick population numbers are apparently super high, most likely due to unseasonably warm weather.

Some good news that the Moose is starting to adapt. Appeared that we could lose them across the US due to climate change:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/202...oose-calves-surviving-tick-winter-n6hjn1me0n/

 

[Terminalxylem]

I have a friend whose son was bitten by a tick last week and now has severe symptoms of Lyme Disease. There apparently is a shortage of the appropriate antibiotic and they haven’t been able to get it the last 2 days.

It’s pretty early for Lyme disease, especially considering how cold it has been this winter - usually more of a late spring/summer disease. Nonetheless, only doxycycline is critically short atm, and other oral (amoxicillin) and intravenous antibiotics (cefotaxine/ceftriaxone) should be available if he has severe disease.

ETA Also early to be presenting with severe Lyme, if the bite was last week.

He had had it before.

Here in PA it seems like tick and lyme season is 365 days.

Saw a few weeks back that tick population numbers are apparently super high, most likely due to unseasonably warm weather.

I think this is true in general, by virtue of climate change raising temps over the years. But hasn’t the NE been colder and had more snow in ’22-23?

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

I have a friend whose son was bitten by a tick last week and now has severe symptoms of Lyme Disease. There apparently is a shortage of the appropriate antibiotic and they haven’t been able to get it the last 2 days.

It’s pretty early for Lyme disease, especially considering how cold it has been this winter - usually more of a late spring/summer disease. Nonetheless, only doxycycline is critically short atm, and other oral (amoxicillin) and intravenous antibiotics (cefotaxine/ceftriaxone) should be available if he has severe disease.

ETA Also early to be presenting with severe Lyme, if the bite was last week.

He had had it before.

Here in PA it seems like tick and lyme season is 365 days.

Saw a few weeks back that tick population numbers are apparently super high, most likely due to unseasonably warm weather.

I think this is true in general, by virtue of climate change raising temps over the years. But hasn’t the NE been colder and had more snow in ’22-23?

We had no snow events in Philly this winter and Chester Co. (outside philly where I am) is the tick/lyme capital.

 

[belljr]

I have a friend whose son was bitten by a tick last week and now has severe symptoms of Lyme Disease. There apparently is a shortage of the appropriate antibiotic and they haven’t been able to get it the last 2 days.

It’s pretty early for Lyme disease, especially considering how cold it has been this winter - usually more of a late spring/summer disease. Nonetheless, only doxycycline is critically short atm, and other oral (amoxicillin) and intravenous antibiotics (cefotaxine/ceftriaxone) should be available if he has severe disease.

ETA Also early to be presenting with severe Lyme, if the bite was last week.

He had had it before.

Here in PA it seems like tick and lyme season is 365 days.

Saw a few weeks back that tick population numbers are apparently super high, most likely due to unseasonably warm weather.

I think this is true in general, by virtue of climate change raising temps over the years. But hasn’t the NE been colder and had more snow in ’22-23?

We had no snow events in Philly this winter and Chester Co. (outside philly where I am) is the tick/lyme capital.

Yeah I've had Lyme before.

Sout NJ winter has been super mild

 

[FairWarning]

As for the OP, food shortages have been a minor annoyance, at the worst. Medication shortages have been an issue since way before the pandemic.

Anyone changed their level of concern?

We should never have medical shortages, it has gone on too long.

 

[Terminalxylem]

I have a friend whose son was bitten by a tick last week and now has severe symptoms of Lyme Disease. There apparently is a shortage of the appropriate antibiotic and they haven’t been able to get it the last 2 days.

It’s pretty early for Lyme disease, especially considering how cold it has been this winter - usually more of a late spring/summer disease. Nonetheless, only doxycycline is critically short atm, and other oral (amoxicillin) and intravenous antibiotics (cefotaxine/ceftriaxone) should be available if he has severe disease.

ETA Also early to be presenting with severe Lyme, if the bite was last week.

He had had it before.

Here in PA it seems like tick and lyme season is 365 days.

Saw a few weeks back that tick population numbers are apparently super high, most likely due to unseasonably warm weather.

I think this is true in general, by virtue of climate change raising temps over the years. But hasn’t the NE been colder and had more snow in ’22-23?

We had no snow events in Philly this winter and Chester Co. (outside philly where I am) is the tick/lyme capital.

Thanks for the clarification. I guess most of the bad weather stalled in the Rockies/Plains/Midwest.

Still early for Lyme though. But there are enough antibiotic choices that therapy shouldn’t be delayed if the diagnosis is legit.

 

[Terminalxylem]

As for the OP, food shortages have been a minor annoyance, at the worst. Medication shortages have been an issue since way before the pandemic.

Anyone changed their level of concern?

We should never have medical shortages, it has gone on too long.

Agree it’s ridiculous. But it predates the pandemic.

 

[Summer Wheat]

As for the OP, food shortages have been a minor annoyance, at the worst. Medication shortages have been an issue since way before the pandemic.

Anyone changed their level of concern?

Things pretty much back to normal here. More concerned with the overall health of the economy for the next year or two.

We never really had any type of food shortages. Don`t know how they figure inflation but since I do the shopping most of the items are up over 25% and not going down.

 

[GordonGekko]

We never really had any type of food shortages.

Free advice to everyone here - Get to know your neighbors.

You don't need to be best friends with everyone, and you will likely face some truly despicable people from time to time who just happen to live near you, but in a major crisis, often it's your neighbors and your small neighborhood, if you have one, that will be your first extension into some kind of local social support system.

A good tip is when something goes on a decent enough sale, stock up, and give small gifts to your neighbors. Home grown tomatoes. Fresh eggs. Chocolate. PIneapples. Things like that. Nothing too extravagant. But a reason to knock on their door, introduce yourself and build some kind of rapport. Now, to be fair, if you show good will to 10 neighbors, if things go bad, maybe only 2 will be the type of help you out if things get bad enough. So consider it a kind of "ratio" in terms of investment in your own safety.

Given the exponential rapid decline in my health, I probably have two to three years left. Maybe a shade over two years at this rate.

I will likely be dead before the big storm hits. However most of you, for the sake of your kids, should start to prepare as if you will be on your own for a while. Maybe a long while. I say it again and again - No one is coming to save you. No one is coming to save your children. Nothing is more evident in the past three years or so other than the grim reality that you are on your own.

Several years back, there was a thread about investing for the future. I said everyone should have a six month supply of emergency food stores and a large enough cache of fresh water, in case of emergency. Of course, as typical, the board cliques here went on the attack. Mocking me for saying it. Was anyone laughing in the middle of 2020?

The end of our society as we know it will happen in your lifetimes. Not mine. I'm at the end here. Your children will have to live in the new world far different than the ones we all took for granted. Most of you will very likely die on your knees. I don't wish for that, but I see the momentum, I see it coming for you all.

This is the time to think about what you can do to give your children the best possible chance when mass disruption happens.

Some of you will continue to mock me. I expect that. My answer to that is no one laughs when their children are starving to death.

None of you can ever say you were never told.

 

[arrow1]

whoa

 

[Dezbelief]

We never really had any type of food shortages.

Free advice to everyone here - Get to know your neighbors.

You don't need to be best friends with everyone, and you will likely face some truly despicable people from time to time who just happen to live near you, but in a major crisis, often it's your neighbors and your small neighborhood, if you have one, that will be your first extension into some kind of local social support system.

A good tip is when something goes on a decent enough sale, stock up, and give small gifts to your neighbors. Home grown tomatoes. Fresh eggs. Chocolate. PIneapples. Things like that. Nothing too extravagant. But a reason to knock on their door, introduce yourself and build some kind of rapport. Now, to be fair, if you show good will to 10 neighbors, if things go bad, maybe only 2 will be the type of help you out if things get bad enough. So consider it a kind of "ratio" in terms of investment in your own safety.

Given the exponential rapid decline in my health, I probably have two to three years left. Maybe a shade over two years at this rate.

I will likely be dead before the big storm hits. However most of you, for the sake of your kids, should start to prepare as if you will be on your own for a while. Maybe a long while. I say it again and again - No one is coming to save you. No one is coming to save your children. Nothing is more evident in the past three years or so other than the grim reality that you are on your own.

Several years back, there was a thread about investing for the future. I said everyone should have a six month supply of emergency food stores and a large enough cache of fresh water, in case of emergency. Of course, as typical, the board cliques here went on the attack. Mocking me for saying it. Was anyone laughing in the middle of 2020?

The end of our society as we know it will happen in your lifetimes. Not mine. I'm at the end here. Your children will have to live in the new world far different than the ones we all took for granted. Most of you will very likely die on your knees. I don't wish for that, but I see the momentum, I see it coming for you all.

This is the time to think about what you can do to give your children the best possible chance when mass disruption happens.

Some of you will continue to mock me. I expect that. My answer to that is no one laughs when their children are starving to death.

None of you can ever say you were never told.

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge/experience. I am listening, others are too. I appreciate your thoughts and perspectives!

 

[SFBayDuck]

We never really had any type of food shortages.

Free advice to everyone here - Get to know your neighbors.

You don't need to be best friends with everyone, and you will likely face some truly despicable people from time to time who just happen to live near you, but in a major crisis, often it's your neighbors and your small neighborhood, if you have one, that will be your first extension into some kind of local social support system.

A good tip is when something goes on a decent enough sale, stock up, and give small gifts to your neighbors. Home grown tomatoes. Fresh eggs. Chocolate. PIneapples. Things like that. Nothing too extravagant. But a reason to knock on their door, introduce yourself and build some kind of rapport. Now, to be fair, if you show good will to 10 neighbors, if things go bad, maybe only 2 will be the type of help you out if things get bad enough. So consider it a kind of "ratio" in terms of investment in your own safety.

Given the exponential rapid decline in my health, I probably have two to three years left. Maybe a shade over two years at this rate.

I will likely be dead before the big storm hits. However most of you, for the sake of your kids, should start to prepare as if you will be on your own for a while. Maybe a long while. I say it again and again - No one is coming to save you. No one is coming to save your children. Nothing is more evident in the past three years or so other than the grim reality that you are on your own.

Several years back, there was a thread about investing for the future. I said everyone should have a six month supply of emergency food stores and a large enough cache of fresh water, in case of emergency. Of course, as typical, the board cliques here went on the attack. Mocking me for saying it. Was anyone laughing in the middle of 2020?

The end of our society as we know it will happen in your lifetimes. Not mine. I'm at the end here. Your children will have to live in the new world far different than the ones we all took for granted. Most of you will very likely die on your knees. I don't wish for that, but I see the momentum, I see it coming for you all.

This is the time to think about what you can do to give your children the best possible chance when mass disruption happens.

Some of you will continue to mock me. I expect that. My answer to that is no one laughs when their children are starving to death.

None of you can ever say you were never told.

I've had a few months of freeze dried foods stored up for probably 10-15 years now. Also have a bunch of water storage cubes, I think about 50 gallons worth (that I swap out every two years), as well as a couple of water filters (there is a river within walking distance). We always have a pretty full pantry of canned/dried goods. Have a duel-fuel generator that we bought after losing two fridge/freezers worth of food a few years back during the PG&E shutoffs in Northern California, and have added a Jackery solar "generator" (really a big battery) for use at tailgates as well as backup/emergency power. A couple of indoor-use propane heaters. Roles of plastic sheeting and tarps. A bucket with toilet seat and a plan to deal with sanitation. And we have plenty of tailgate/camping gear that can be used for cooking, shelter, etc.

While I'm hopeful that the SHTF scenario doesn't come in my lifetime or my kid's, I have been through power and water outages that have lasted multiple days a handful of times and feel pretty well prepared now to deal with those.

 

[fatness]

Egg shortages and high prices are partly due to at least 1 egg company raising profits 718% last quarter while raising production 1%.

The company, which controls about 20% of the US egg market according to Reuters, said its average selling price for a dozen eggs in the quarter ending February 25 was $3.30, more than double the average of $1.61 a year earlier.

 

[Orange&Blue]

Egg shortages and high prices are partly due to at least 1 egg company raising profits 718% last quarter while raising production 1%.

The company, which controls about 20% of the US egg market according to Reuters, said its average selling price for a dozen eggs in the quarter ending February 25 was $3.30, more than double the average of $1.61 a year earlier.

you mean this inflation crap is just due to greed and consolidation of markets.....get out of here. going to make bernie blush.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Egg shortages and high prices are partly due to at least 1 egg company raising profits 718% last quarter while raising production 1%.

The company, which controls about 20% of the US egg market according to Reuters, said its average selling price for a dozen eggs in the quarter ending February 25 was $3.30, more than double the average of $1.61 a year earlier.

you mean this inflation crap is just due to greed and consolidation of markets.....get out of here. going to make bernie blush.

Yes. It’s all due to egg prices from one greedy company. Printing millions and millions has nothing to do with it.

The way the populace is so easily controlled and manipulated is terrifying.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Egg shortages and high prices are partly due to at least 1 egg company raising profits 718% last quarter while raising production 1%.

The company, which controls about 20% of the US egg market according to Reuters, said its average selling price for a dozen eggs in the quarter ending February 25 was $3.30, more than double the average of $1.61 a year earlier.

you mean this inflation crap is just due to greed and consolidation of markets.....get out of here. going to make bernie blush.

That, and there's too many people with too much money willing to spend it on everything no matter how expensive it is, therefore screwing everyone else.

 

[fatness]

Egg shortages and high prices are partly due to at least 1 egg company raising profits 718% last quarter while raising production 1%.

The company, which controls about 20% of the US egg market according to Reuters, said its average selling price for a dozen eggs in the quarter ending February 25 was $3.30, more than double the average of $1.61 a year earlier.

you mean this inflation crap is just due to greed and consolidation of markets.....get out of here. going to make bernie blush.

Yes. It’s all due to egg prices from one greedy company. Printing millions and millions has nothing to do with it.

The way the populace is so easily controlled and manipulated is terrifying.

I'm not sure what you're talking about. It's a news story about one egg company in one industry that was hit hard by avian flu, which resulted in millions of chickens being killed, which resulted in egg supply shortages, which resulted in higher egg prices due to demand exceeding supply (or due to fear of supply exceeding demand).

The company in the news story was unaffected by avian flu (according to them), so their own supply of eggs was unaffected. Instead of increasing production to meet the market demand, they produced basically the same amount of eggs as the year before, and just kept jacking up prices. That company controls 20% of US egg production.

It's not illegal, I don't think. It's not uncommon. When there's a sudden dearth of a product or service, some companies choose to sit tight on production and raise prices due to (real or perceived) need. How much they raise their prices is (after their own cost increases have been figured in) an ethical sliding scale. This company raised production 1% and raised profits 718%, to they're at the extreme "get all we can now" end of the ethical scale.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Egg shortages and high prices are partly due to at least 1 egg company raising profits 718% last quarter while raising production 1%.

The company, which controls about 20% of the US egg market according to Reuters, said its average selling price for a dozen eggs in the quarter ending February 25 was $3.30, more than double the average of $1.61 a year earlier.

you mean this inflation crap is just due to greed and consolidation of markets.....get out of here. going to make bernie blush.

Yes. It’s all due to egg prices from one greedy company. Printing millions and millions has nothing to do with it.

The way the populace is so easily controlled and manipulated is terrifying.

I'm not sure what you're talking about. It's a news story about one egg company in one industry that was hit hard by avian flu, which resulted in millions of chickens being killed, which resulted in egg supply shortages, which resulted in higher egg prices due to demand exceeding supply (or due to fear of supply exceeding demand).

The company in the news story was unaffected by avian flu (according to them), so their own supply of eggs was unaffected. Instead of increasing production to meet the market demand, they produced basically the same amount of eggs as the year before, and just kept jacking up prices. That company controls 20% of US egg production.

It's not illegal, I don't think. It's not uncommon. When there's a sudden dearth of a product or service, some companies choose to sit tight on production and raise prices due to (real or perceived) need. How much they raise their prices is (after their own cost increases have been figured in) an ethical sliding scale. This company raised production 1% and raised profits 718%, to they're at the extreme "get all we can now" end of the ethical scale.

The poster flat out stated that he believes the cause of high inflation is due to corporate greed. This ignores the truth.

 

[massraider]

The poster flat out stated that he believes the cause of high inflation is due to corporate greed. This ignores the truth

They can both be true. Companies take advantage of circumstances to price gouge. This isn't really a secret.

 

[Summer Wheat]

Egg shortages and high prices are partly due to at least 1 egg company raising profits 718% last quarter while raising production 1%.

The company, which controls about 20% of the US egg market according to Reuters, said its average selling price for a dozen eggs in the quarter ending February 25 was $3.30, more than double the average of $1.61 a year earlier.

you mean this inflation crap is just due to greed and consolidation of markets.....get out of here. going to make bernie blush.

Yes. It’s all due to egg prices from one greedy company. Printing millions and millions has nothing to do with it.

The way the populace is so easily controlled and manipulated is terrifying.

I'm not sure what you're talking about. It's a news story about one egg company in one industry that was hit hard by avian flu, which resulted in millions of chickens being killed, which resulted in egg supply shortages, which resulted in higher egg prices due to demand exceeding supply (or due to fear of supply exceeding demand).

The company in the news story was unaffected by avian flu (according to them), so their own supply of eggs was unaffected. Instead of increasing production to meet the market demand, they produced basically the same amount of eggs as the year before, and just kept jacking up prices. That company controls 20% of US egg production.

It's not illegal, I don't think. It's not uncommon. When there's a sudden dearth of a product or service, some companies choose to sit tight on production and raise prices due to (real or perceived) need. How much they raise their prices is (after their own cost increases have been figured in) an ethical sliding scale. This company raised production 1% and raised profits 718%, to they're at the extreme "get all we can now" end of the ethical scale.

18 eggs for 2.99 today. Paid 5.99 for 18 awhile back.

 

[Dezbelief]

Egg shortages and high prices are partly due to at least 1 egg company raising profits 718% last quarter while raising production 1%.

The company, which controls about 20% of the US egg market according to Reuters, said its average selling price for a dozen eggs in the quarter ending February 25 was $3.30, more than double the average of $1.61 a year earlier.

you mean this inflation crap is just due to greed and consolidation of markets.....get out of here. going to make bernie blush.

Yes. It’s all due to egg prices from one greedy company. Printing millions and millions has nothing to do with it.

The way the populace is so easily controlled and manipulated is terrifying.

I'm not sure what you're talking about. It's a news story about one egg company in one industry that was hit hard by avian flu, which resulted in millions of chickens being killed, which resulted in egg supply shortages, which resulted in higher egg prices due to demand exceeding supply (or due to fear of supply exceeding demand).

The company in the news story was unaffected by avian flu (according to them), so their own supply of eggs was unaffected. Instead of increasing production to meet the market demand, they produced basically the same amount of eggs as the year before, and just kept jacking up prices. That company controls 20% of US egg production.

It's not illegal, I don't think. It's not uncommon. When there's a sudden dearth of a product or service, some companies choose to sit tight on production and raise prices due to (real or perceived) need. How much they raise their prices is (after their own cost increases have been figured in) an ethical sliding scale. This company raised production 1% and raised profits 718%, to they're at the extreme "get all we can now" end of the ethical scale.

18 eggs for 2.99 today. Paid 5.99 for 18 awhile back.

With Easter a week away.

 

[Osaurus]

Hash browns near me still seem hard to get.

 

[the moops]

The poster flat out stated that he believes the cause of high inflation is due to corporate greed. This ignores the truth

They can both be true. Companies take advantage of circumstances to price gouge. This isn't really a secret.

This

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

The poster flat out stated that he believes the cause of high inflation is due to corporate greed. This ignores the truth

They can both be true. Companies take advantage of circumstances to price gouge. This isn't really a secret.

This

Totally bizarre.

The poster (whom isn’t being quoted,) made the statement that inflation was “just caused by corporate greed” which is patently false.

I didn’t deny that corporate greed isn’t a factor, doesn’t exist, or a whole host of other reasons that are 100% irrelevant to what I responded to.

But since it’s been brought up, I admit that I don’t deny all kinds of other factors you brought up - but I must ask myself why do you seem to want to push back against the fact that printing/spending Billions of $$$ has had the most significant impact on the dollar/inflation?

So rather than ask myself, I’ll ask you. Which has had a greater impact on every day Americans and had a higher impact on the rise of inflation in this country? Corporate greed/egg prices, or printing billions and billions of dollars and giving it away?

 

[fatness]

Egg shortages and high prices are partly due to at least 1 egg company raising profits 718% last quarter while raising production 1%.

The company, which controls about 20% of the US egg market according to Reuters, said its average selling price for a dozen eggs in the quarter ending February 25 was $3.30, more than double the average of $1.61 a year earlier.

you mean this inflation crap is just due to greed and consolidation of markets.....get out of here. going to make bernie blush.

Yes. It’s all due to egg prices from one greedy company. Printing millions and millions has nothing to do with it.

The way the populace is so easily controlled and manipulated is terrifying.

I'm not sure what you're talking about. It's a news story about one egg company in one industry that was hit hard by avian flu, which resulted in millions of chickens being killed, which resulted in egg supply shortages, which resulted in higher egg prices due to demand exceeding supply (or due to fear of supply exceeding demand).

The company in the news story was unaffected by avian flu (according to them), so their own supply of eggs was unaffected. Instead of increasing production to meet the market demand, they produced basically the same amount of eggs as the year before, and just kept jacking up prices. That company controls 20% of US egg production.

It's not illegal, I don't think. It's not uncommon. When there's a sudden dearth of a product or service, some companies choose to sit tight on production and raise prices due to (real or perceived) need. How much they raise their prices is (after their own cost increases have been figured in) an ethical sliding scale. This company raised production 1% and raised profits 718%, to they're at the extreme "get all we can now" end of the ethical scale.

18 eggs for 2.99 today. Paid 5.99 for 18 awhile back.

They're a hell of a lot cheaper here too, now. Similar to or lower than the prices you mention. I guess the industry gradually got over the lack of supply due to avian flu. Some beef and pork is cheaper here, also. Ribeye steaks vary from $7.99 to $12.99/lb. where we shop. And pork "country ribs", which we used to eat decades ago, are down to $3.49/lb. What's weird around here is that shrimp prices have been dropping for months. Jumbo shrimp (16-20/lb) have dropped from $13.99 to $6.99/lb. Are shrimp overrunning the oceans or something?

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

start hiding penicillin?

A looming penicillin shortage threatens pregnant adults with syphilis and their newborns

Without access to Bicillin, pregnant adults with syphilis and their newborns could face severe consequences.

www.statnews.com

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Sriracha (again)

Why Sriracha Prices Are Surging, And Why Climate Change Might Have Something To Do With It

Huy Fong Foods’ sriracha is no longer available online at Target or Walmart, while Amazon listings start at $23 per bottle.

www.forbes.com

 

[Ron Swanson]

Sriracha (again)

Why Sriracha Prices Are Surging, And Why Climate Change Might Have Something To Do With It

Huy Fong Foods’ sriracha is no longer available online at Target or Walmart, while Amazon listings start at $23 per bottle.

www.forbes.com

@Hot Sauce Guy Quick! Here's your opening!

 

[Mister CIA]

I wish I was smart enough to fire up a poll. Would love to see the results of Siracha vs Tabasco, and just those two.

Tabasco firmly, for me.

ETA: I think I'm a 20/80 guy here.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Sriracha (again)

Why Sriracha Prices Are Surging, And Why Climate Change Might Have Something To Do With It

Huy Fong Foods’ sriracha is no longer available online at Target or Walmart, while Amazon listings start at $23 per bottle.

www.forbes.com

@Hot Sauce Guy Quick! Here's your opening!

Actually got a nice shout out on an SF Gate podcast with a local reporter who was interviewed about this today.

At the 22 min mark-ish.

BenDeLaCreme on ‘Drag Me to Dinner,’ lack of safety for queer community

BenDeLaCreme, a contestant on Hulu’s “Drag Me to Dinner,” talks about the legislative threats facing LGBTQ+ people, and offers support to young people.

t.co

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I wish I was smart enough to fire up a poll. Would love to see the results of Siracha vs Tabasco, and just those two.

Tabasco firmly, for me.

ETA: I think I'm a 20/80 guy here.

Rooster Sauce has a ton of sugar. It’s a classic, but I’m not a huge fan.

 

[Mister CIA]

I wish I was smart enough to fire up a poll. Would love to see the results of Siracha vs Tabasco, and just those two.

Tabasco firmly, for me.

ETA: I think I'm a 20/80 guy here.

Rooster Sauce has a ton of sugar. It’s a classic, but I’m not a huge fan.

Yep, "doesn't hit."

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Also worth noting, Huy Fong made a calculated decision to stop contracting with American farmers. In fact, they lost a lawsuit to their American pepper grower.

Then they moved their contract grows to Mexico.

So…kinda their own doing.

 

[culdeus]

Also worth noting, Huy Fong made a calculated decision to stop contracting with American farmers. In fact, they lost a lawsuit to their American pepper grower.

Then they moved their contract grows to Mexico.

So…kinda their own doing.

Pepper farm remembers

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Also worth noting, Huy Fong made a calculated decision to stop contracting with American farmers. In fact, they lost a lawsuit to their American pepper grower.

Then they moved their contract grows to Mexico.

So…kinda their own doing.

Pepper farm remembers

I see what you did there

 

[Zow]

Is there some issue with chicken wings?

I took my nephew to a work conference with my family last week. Kid loves chicken wings. Every place I ordered from, including Pizza Hut, the chicken wing prices seems way high.

 

[Hawks64]

Is there some issue with chicken wings?

I took my nephew to a work conference with my family last week. Kid loves chicken wings. Every place I ordered from, including Pizza Hut, the chicken wing prices seems way high.

Yep, early on prices went through the roof. They have come down some since but not back to pre-covid levels.

Example, Costco has a bag of wings (it's 10+ pounds) and pre-covid it was 17 bucks or right around there. Peak covid it was 28 bucks, it's now back down to 22.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

I wish I was smart enough to fire up a poll. Would love to see the results of Siracha vs Tabasco, and just those two.

Tabasco firmly, for me.

ETA: I think I'm a 20/80 guy here.

Rooster Sauce has a ton of sugar. It’s a classic, but I’m not a huge fan.

Me neither. I don’t get the hype

 

[stbugs]

Is there some issue with chicken wings?

I took my nephew to a work conference with my family last week. Kid loves chicken wings. Every place I ordered from, including Pizza Hut, the chicken wing prices seems way high.

Have you been hiding under a rock to all of a sudden notice chicken wing prices have gone up? The increase wasn’t gradual, heck some national wing places had ads about selling thighs because of the chicken wing shortage. Did you notice that gas prices seem higher now too?

 

[Zow]

Is there some issue with chicken wings?

I took my nephew to a work conference with my family last week. Kid loves chicken wings. Every place I ordered from, including Pizza Hut, the chicken wing prices seems way high.

Have you been hiding under a rock to all of a sudden notice chicken wing prices have gone up? The increase wasn’t gradual, heck some national wing places had ads about selling thighs because of the chicken wing shortage. Did you notice that gas prices seem higher now too?

I just didn't buy/don't regularly buy that many chicken wings. They aren't my go to and my kids haven't gotten into them yet.