Rising egg prices linked to bird flu's impact on supply chain

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Egg prices rose 60% in 2022. One farm group claims it’s a ‘collusive scheme’ by suppliers

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But Farm Action, a farmer-led advocacy group, claims the “real culprit” is a “collusive scheme” among major egg producers to fix and gouge prices, the organization said in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission.

Doing so has helped producers “extract egregious profits reaching as high as 40%,” according to the letter, issued Thursday, which asks FTC Chair Lina Khan to investigate for potential profiteering and “foul play.”

An FTC spokesman declined to comment due to a general agency policy regarding letters, petitions or complaints received from third parties.

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Link to Farm group's page about this - - https://farmaction.us/2023/01/19/farm-action-calls-for-ftc-to-investigate-record-high-egg-prices/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Link to letter mentioned in the above (PDF) - https://farmaction.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Farm-Action-Letter-to-FTC-Chair-Lina-Khan.pdf