[cjs_ac]

The retail price of eggs was a significant talking point in the campaign for the last US presidential election (which I'd forgotten until I saw this post).

[chrisco255]

That's because they slaughtered a huge amount of chickens due to bird flu. As you can see from the chart, the egg prices have plummeted as chicken populations have recovered.

[candiddevmike]

That chart still shows the prices being higher than they were a year ago. People voted for cheaper eggs, right?

[drdec]

> People voted for cheaper eggs, right?

I suppose people who don't understand markets did, yes

[IAmBroom]

The same people who voted to stop Jewish Space Lasers, presumably.

[chrisco255]

The chart ends in July, but egg prices have continued to plummet, as noted in the wholesale data: https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/eggs-us

You can see wholesale price per dozen dropped from $3.35/dz in July to $1.17/dz today.