# @theadvocatebr on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CnVmebZu8IK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/3135757-theadvocatebr-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-01-13T01:50:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Advocate (@theadvocatebr) — https://gondola.cc/theadvocatebr

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Skipper Jones, owner of Shoppers Value Foods, has been watching the price of eggs on a daily basis for a long time. ⁠
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Clint Caldwell, general manager of Shoppers Value, says neither he nor Jones has ever seen anything like what's happening now with the price of eggs.⁠
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"It's crazy," Caldwell said. "Eggs, as long as I can remember, have been a cheap protein. People on a tight budget could rely on eggs for their protein, but now that's not the case."⁠
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Caldwell says he's scrambling to make predictions on how long the sky-high prices of eggs will last.⁠
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"This could last for another 12 to 16 weeks," Caldwell said. "They've had a lot of laying hens die because of bird flu and weather."⁠
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Grocery prices are up in general, but the price of eggs has tripled in many places with a total of 227 outbreaks of the bird flu recorded, killing 43 million laying hens, according to Poultry World. According to the Federal Reserve Economic Data, the price for a dozen eggs hit $4.25 in December nationally, up from $1.79 a year earlier. ⁠
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Replacing laying hens takes time — about 16 weeks, to be exact. Anyone who has ever tried backyard chickens has an appreciation for all that goes into getting a chicken ready to lay eggs.⁠
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Read the full story at the link in bio. ⁠
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#Eggs #FoodCosts #Inflation #BatonRouge

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