# Is inflation back? **URL:** \ **Category:** Political Topics\ **Created:** [June 11, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148 "2021-06-11T17:20:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 99
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1973 "2025-02-04T19:04:38Z")
No eggs at Costco yesterday, but my regular grocery store had them…they didn’t have “regular” eggs. “cage free” was the most basic variety offered. They did have some sort of mega pack [redtext]which came with interest free financing for six months[/readtext]. ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Fish_Actuary)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1974 "2025-02-04T21:01:31Z")
I’m more along the lines of, I make a good salary and have reasonably comfortable in life. I can avoid an extra $3 to $4 every few weeks to a month or so for chickens to have a more pleasant life. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1975 "2025-02-05T12:19:43Z")
You know inflation is high when you see stuff like this… > **[100,000 organic eggs stolen from one US grocer as bird flu drives up prices](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd64l45221wo?at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_link_id=D0101D42-E39F-11EF-ADCD-A498CDDF52F0&at_medium=social&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_type=web_link&at_format=link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&fbclid=IwY2xjawIQNkxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcGMuwT6KYvd5lqXbI33CKvqera-tTFTm0KhPIL_waVrGCSZAp7KR51HNA_aem_xdp7JDGTeNxvMz-ZXNiFHg)** > > The price of eggs has risen amid a bird flu epidemic, making them an unexpectedly costly menu option. ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Fish_Actuary)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1976 "2025-02-05T13:25:15Z")
I’m just trying to picture someone sneaking around the chicken coop grabbing 100,000 eggs out from under the chickens and not getting caught. I’m guessing it was something more boring like they were stolen out of a warehouse. ---
**Author:** ![Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Actuary321)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1977 "2025-02-05T18:49:38Z")
Article says stolen out of the back of a truck (lorry). My question is not the stealing, it is the fencing. How the heck do you sell 100,000 eggs if you are not a distributor already? ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1978 "2025-02-05T19:02:37Z")
> [@Actuary321](#): > > How the heck do you sell 100,000 eggs if you are not a distributor already? Good question. So the question actually is: Who needs that many eggs to **buy** right now? And how did the two get together? The buyer would seemingly be a legitimate business. The stealer would have, logistically, lined up the buyer. Occam’s Razor tells me that another egg-laying company or distributor is the buyer. Another possibility, though more remotely: Breakfast Chains: IHOP, Waffle House, Denny’s, or the egg source for these companies. Smuggle them in to the USA. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1979 "2025-02-05T19:20:46Z")
Anyway, time to rename Aesop’s fable to “the chickens are laying eggs worth gold” or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Fish\_Actuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Fish_Actuary)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1980 "2025-02-05T19:43:26Z")
I suspect there’s probably many someones out there who have lists of restaurants and stores that are willing to buy cut rate products if they should somehow happen to become available. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1981 "2025-02-05T20:31:20Z")
> [@Fish\_Actuary](#): > > I suspect there’s probably many someones out there who have lists of restaurants and stores that are willing to buy cut rate products if they should somehow happen to become available . That starts to become a conspiracy. A distributor would have a list of customers who need eggs. Just blend the stolen eggs in with what they have. A distributor who has agreed to supply eggs but doesn’t have any would be a prime suspect IMO. This distributor would also **not** have a contract to purchase eggs, putting the squeeze on them. When Waffle House stops their surcharge, you’ll know where they went. ---
**Author:** ![BigBlackBen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/bigblackben/32/973_2.png) [@BigBlackBen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BigBlackBen)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1982 "2025-02-05T20:49:55Z")
Get a stall at the farmers market A dozen handpicked eggs for $10 ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1983 "2025-02-05T22:03:21Z")
Today at Costco, only shell eggs available were organic. $6.00/dz, limit 3. The sign said 3 eggs, but I think they mean 3 packages. ---
**Author:** ![Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/triweasel/32/159_2.png) [@Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Triweasel)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1984 "2025-02-05T22:24:58Z")
At my Costco yesterday they had the 3-package limit, but the organic ones were $3.99/dozen ---
**Author:** ![Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Actuary321)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1985 "2025-02-06T00:58:21Z")
New article I saw on the egg heist called the $40,000 the “street value.” Comment from FB on the story: > Never thought I’d hear about eggs with the description “street value” ---
**Author:** ![Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mathman/32/14042_2.png) [@Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mathman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1986 "2025-02-08T17:35:45Z")
Got 18 eggs at Costco for $6, pretty nice compared to what I’m seeing elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1987 "2025-02-08T21:28:53Z")
I declined to purchase at $6 a dozen. Bought at $4.12/dozen elsewhere. Organic. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1988 "2025-02-09T17:53:55Z")
Eggs in Canada are now cheaper vs US ![FB_IMG_1739123528040](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/0/00bfb9a3c436d44e76b1fd27037ae651cd6fe23e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1989 "2025-02-12T16:03:14Z")
US inflation going the wrong way. And will only get worse after tariffs are introduced. US interest rates not coming down anytime soon. > **[US inflation heats up to 3% for first time since June | CNN Business](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/business/us-cpi-consumer-inflation-january/index.html)** > > It’s not just eggs. Many commonly purchased goods and services got more expensive in January, driving inflation in the wrong direction and to its highest rate since June of last year. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1990 "2025-02-12T20:50:37Z")
Eggs have now crossed the $8/dozen mark in the US ![Screenshot_20250212_204912_Samsung Internet](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/e/fe1cb5daa85cff84164ada5f0637903cdb40b66a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1991 "2025-02-12T21:07:18Z")
I paid $4 / dozen this morning. Prices vary regionally b/c they are driven more by bird flu related shortages than fundamental inflation. ---
**Author:** ![JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jfg/32/8801_2.png) [@JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/u/JFG)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148/1992 "2025-02-12T21:20:40Z")
Most recent egg purchase was at Trader Joe’s for $3.49 for a dozen, limit one. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148.md?page=98) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/is-inflation-back/3148.md?page=100)