Cory Doctorow on Nostr: But even that picture is misleading, because American egg consumption has dropped ...

But even that picture is misleading, because American egg consumption has dropped over the same period by 7.5% - even as other countries have blocked imports of America's plaguey eggs, so the industry is shipping 2.5% fewer eggs abroad, too.

The upshot is the story about eggflation arising from bird flu doesn't withstand even cursory scrutiny. The industry claims it's raising prices to cope with a shortage that just doesn't exist. It's an excuse. It's excuseflation.

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