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Putting the die in diet (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Wait how expensive are eggs in the USA? In Germany I pay 3.50 Euros (3.65$) for a dozen organic eggs. Make that 2.20 for non-organic not free-range

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The average dozen is about 3 USD

    2 daily eggs, give or take, is about 30 usd a month

    So they have to be a total destitute to not reach that in a month given the complexities on preparing the eggs (iev boiling). Ironic, given that they seem to have a good internet connection and a device for it

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's the average in (early) 2024. With bird flu the current commodity price is 7/dozen and expected to rise. The joke above was meant to reference the sudden and alarming spike in egg prices. Without public health intervention things could get pretty bad.

    https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/eggs-us

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I think your math is off. At 3$/dozen 2 eggs a day is 1doz/6 days 30/6 =5 5x3 = 15$/month

    The reason it hurts when egg prices go up is because eggs were (and are still) some of the most cost-effective protein (especially as a whole protein) you can buy and eggs are in everything.

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