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question: why hasn't this had a side effect of raising food prices in general? a significant percentage of foodstuffs involve eggs.


It certainly has. Raw chicken has noticeably gone up in price as well, and poultry is completely unavailable at some retailers.

But a lot of restaurants in my area have been price gouging under the guise of “inflation, it’s out of our control” and have much more room to absorb price increases, to a point.


It's starting to. Waffle House recently added an egg surcharge to their menu.




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