2212 Breitbart: Farmer says 61,000 chickens euthanized as egg sales drop ---> SO WHY IS THERE STILL PRICE GAUGING AND SHORTAGES AT GROCERY STORES NATIONWIDE? WTH IS GOING ON HERE?! (www.breitbart.com) posted 358 days ago by rooftoptendie 358 days ago by rooftoptendie +2212 / -0 255 comments share 255 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (255) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 8 ▼ – Oskar 8 points 358 days ago +8 / -0 Eggs packaged for restaurants come in a big box with layers of loose eggs separated by cardboard. Eggs packaged for retail sale come in the same sized box but the eggs are packaged into dozens. I know this because sometimes my company gets the restaurant eggs by mistake and they have to be sent back as we have zero use for loose eggs. Multiply this sort of problem across the entire food supply chain and you can see how you have consumer end shortages and producer surplus. permalink save report block reply ▲ 4 ▼ – panic86 4 points 358 days ago +4 / -0 Also, much of the restaurant egg supply is liquid eggs. Suppliers of liquid eggs aren't prepared to package eggs by the dozen. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 4 ▼ – side_o_beef 4 points 358 days ago +4 / -0 once people are hungry they won't care permalink parent save report block reply
Eggs packaged for restaurants come in a big box with layers of loose eggs separated by cardboard.
Eggs packaged for retail sale come in the same sized box but the eggs are packaged into dozens.
I know this because sometimes my company gets the restaurant eggs by mistake and they have to be sent back as we have zero use for loose eggs.
Multiply this sort of problem across the entire food supply chain and you can see how you have consumer end shortages and producer surplus.
Also, much of the restaurant egg supply is liquid eggs. Suppliers of liquid eggs aren't prepared to package eggs by the dozen.
once people are hungry they won't care