Data has indicated that egg lovers in the US have been subject to big swings in the price in recent years…producers in the US are also grappling with regulations restricting the sale of eggs between states.

The price of a packet of a dozen eggs peaked at $4.82 in January 2023, as global feed prices spiked in the wake Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet within months they had halved. By August this year they reached $3.02.

The fluctuations drew criticism from Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance in the swing state of Pennsylvania this month as he blamed Kamala Harris, the Democrat presidential candidate, for egg price inflation. – FT

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