Why egg prices vary so much depending on where you shop

Steve On Your Side visited several different grocery stores after viewers asked why prices are so different around the Denver metro area.
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[@kmsand5905]

Kroger is ripping us off!! They are absolutely raising prices for no reason! My regular eggs that were 4.99 are now 12.99…. Almost want to build a coop!

[@memback]

So the fact that there are less chickens because of fle isn’t a factor? Interesting

[@zzygyy]

$18.50 for 60 eggs at costco here in LA

[@zzygyy]

@JO-NI2 December it was $16.50 for 60. Last year summer was $14.95. Have to bulk for best deals

[@shellystone3211]

listen people stop buying the eggs you can live without eggs for 3 to 6 months let them take their eggs and shove it up there you know what

[@carolinebray82]

it's time to support small farms and know where your food comes from, Whole Foods mark up is disgusting.

[@ed301]

@@carolinebray82 you mook, you can’t see past step one. What happens when you cut the supply, you think prices will stay where they are? Do you think supply will keep up with the sudden demand? mAGA mooks all of ya.

[@catherinemartinez5542]

​@@ed301try talking to people like a grown up. Maybe someone might listen to you.

[@ed301]

@@catherinemartinez5542 lol your weird

[@catherinemartinez5542]

You're. You are. ​@@ed301

[@Blahmanwhysoserious]

Just checked 3.99 for a dozen eggs at Whole foods, def cheaper than king soopers and safeway.

[@temperlore6938]

As far as I can tell is Eggs are about 56% more than last year. I am paying just a little more than double.

[@zzygyy]

I noticed costco prices on eggs are up. $18.50 instead of $16.50 for 60 eggs. I buy 120 at a time to lock in prices

[@temperlore6938]

@zzygyy Wal-Mart 60 were around $13/14 yesterday $24

[@Lions10Fish0]

I just bought eggs for $3.55 Cad. thats $2.46 usd up yours trump

[@memback]

Driving across town just for eggs is not cost effective.

[@JeremyMartin-eq2ls]

Bird flu get out of here with that bs

[@catherinemartinez5542]

Get yourselves some backyard chickens. They're really easy to care for and they can eat most of your food scraps/leftovers so you cut down on how much you waste.

[@rkd2009]

In this 20 minutes of video, all I heard the reason we don't have eggs is because of this problem and that problem. No one is providing a solution of the problem that could rectify this issue Just the BS from all sides of government officials and consumer is getting screwed everyday

[@joshuab79]

I grow my own food and have chickens for eggs and poultry… a basic small yard garden can feed a family of 4… what’s wrong with you people…you’re so reliant on the government & others to provide for you. learn how to do canning grow some vegetables & feed some bees or chickens. You goons.

[@Turk_]

What's that? You're unemployed an have nothing but free time?

[@npcimknot958]

So you just told people you have a house big enough to have that.. so you’re privledged.. congrats. Not everyone is that fortunate buddy

[@Blahmanwhysoserious]

Funny that whole foods is the cheap option for eggs now, 18 packs for 6 bucks.

[@nighthawk8412]

1:10 When I heard Steve say that he does delivery groceries, I thought maybe he drives as a delivery driver. He shouldn't say he does delivery unless he's driving as a delivery person. I know it seems very nitpicky but there is a big difference between ordering something for delivery and being the delivery driver. Furthermore, there's an even bigger difference between being a traditional delivery person, like a Domino's driver, with W2 protections (minimum wage, sick time, PTO, Unemployment, etc) and a gig delivery person, like a DoorDash Dasher, who has none of those protections.

[@gm7304]

My goodness you need to get a poodle or a hobby.

[@RustyFoundry]

What a menial point to make. From the very next words he says it’s abundantly clear what he means…

[@catherinemartinez5542]

What does this have to do with egg prices?

[@carolinebray82]

thanks for making this, it felt like I was running around like usual trying find the one item I forgot at the first store!! LOL!

[@jaypayne3411]

Thank you for the foot work!!

[@naomikrstinic8049]

Wow!!! Why didn't you stock up on the $3.49 eggs!!! I wouldn't have left the store without them! Even if you didn't want them I'm sure you could've blessed someone with them!!! That's incredible!!! I live in Florida and they are $4.+ Here my sister lives in Oregon and they are $8.49 a dozen there!! We haven't been able to find them a few times now since they stole those 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania! Not sure if that's why we have a shortage now or because of the chicken farm fires, either way the prices have gone up and worried they will go up more!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Sambam1981]

Eggs in Mexico are $2

[@jjniquette5324]

Does not make sense with your logic. Didn’t the chicken get bird flu from wild birds’ contact?

[@wildmanofborneo]

Use the grain that is shipped by USAID to supply egg producers here in the US

[@dandavatsdasa8345]

Some areas may be doing better. Chicken farming should have hopes at least for minimum wage employment. Chicken Breeding is hundreds of years old. They used to offer prizes for better breeds. What more can be done with genetic engineering? Eggs need to be stored in the low 40s Fahrenheit. How much more can every community have adequate facilities to have eggs freeze dried?

[@tenossos]

Is it better to have a low price and run out of them, or a higher price and not run out? Trader Joe has a lower price, but limit 2 and they run out every day.

[@shellystone3211]

Keep it up egg companies and we’ll just stop but g your eggs Don’t give a shit we’re not gonna pay 10 bucks for a carton eggs. I haven’t bought one in six months.

[@npcimknot958]

Again, why not just buy from mexico canada place that weren’t affected? Clearly your food chains are enjoying this.. thats why they aren’t looking for alternatives.. Just like when peopel priced gouged toilet paper. If american stores cared they would buy from other coutnries so the prices wouldn’t be insane until this is solved in America… This is why you don’t tariff.. this is why you keep your allies close so if you need help.. borrow eggs from neighbors butter.. they’ll be happpy to give you some..

[@Visionary2064]

Don't buy it and they will have to drop the price. Let them turn them into chicken they need to replace.

[@ed301]

Thanks MAGA

[@memback]

Yes Trump made the avian flu on Wuhan.

[@coloradoroughneck]

Thanks bird flu

[@memback]

@@ed301 maga infected the hens with flu?

[@memesbyme710]

You're both wrong

[@coloradoroughneck]

@@memesbyme710 how am I wrong bird flu is the main reason why egg prices are going up it’s not cause of the cage free law

[@jaypayne3411]

Kroger in Aurora down $1.00 to $7.49 today from $8.49 online home delivery for dozen large cage free.

[@alicewoodard2373]

The eggs in Colorado now are all cage free

[@lindaloo1231]

You missed Whole Foods. 365 store brand eggs pretty damn close to Trader Joe’s. Yes….. lower than Kings, Safeway and Walmart! 365 store brand is the way to go as sustainably sourced. Brown seems to be higher than white? Next time do the same comparisons on 80% ground beef. Also include Costco and Sam’s club.

[@dtlunknown]

It's bizarre how crazy people go over a chickens period, how disgusting. There's better things to eat that isn't going to cause cancer and obesity.

[@ToddTinley]

I eat a dozen eggs a day and my body is solid as a rock.

[@catherinemartinez5542]

Eggs don't cause cancer or obesity 😂😂

[@dtlunknown]

@@catherinemartinez5542" Some studies have found an association between higher egg consumption and an increased risk of certain cancers, such as prostate, ovarian, and bladder cancer. " Do research.

[@catherinemartinez5542]

​I did. The ones I found said there is not enough informationto say if they do or don't. Where did you get your informatio? @dtlunknown

[@Blahmanwhysoserious]

What doesn’t give you cancer these days? Life aint worth living with no Huevos Rancheros in the morning.

[@chestyvulva]

$14.99 on the western slope!

[@spicycopper2436]

I purchased large eggs (18ct) for $3.99 at Krogers in Texas just 2 days ago.

[@npcimknot958]

So if you converted that to cad.. thats like 7 dollars.. our eggs are like 2-3.. so converting that to usd thats 1USd for you.

[@JeremyMartin-eq2ls]

King soopers is going on strike

[@ChristineGonzales-e7d]

Safeway Englewood Colorado Logan street nine dollars for England's best my favorite ten dollars for cage free its hard I feel for familys with kids I can deal with it why I'm single ramen noodles Mac n cheese wowsers its bad food prices thru the roof its hard

[@zemo6566]

Here is Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 2X dozen will cost $4.5

[@meg-k-waldren]

Maganomics

[@memesbyme710]

Actually, the egg prices rose sixty five percent under the Biden administration. Look it up. The eggs didn't raise magically overnight fool. 😒

[@lonnieallen3530]

Lots of laughs

[@JeremyMartin-eq2ls]

Trader joe's