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by Rod Williams, March 15, 2025 - President Trump has been in office seven weeks and look at the price of eggs!
In August 2024, Donald Trump held a press conference surrounded by packaged foods, milk and eggs, and said: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.”
He didn't start bringing prices down on day one. He has been in office almost seven weeks and prices of eggs continue to rise.
To be fair, a president has very little to do with the price of eggs. Also, often there is lag time between an adoption of any economic policy and the effect of that policy. Often presidents get the blame or the credit for policies enacted by their predecessor. Also, the bird flu has resulted in the need to kill a bunch of chickens, and that is hardly Trump's fault. Nevertheless, the price of eggs was a major concern of people and the believe that Trump would lower the price of eggs was a reason many people voted for him. Trump acted as if he could control the price of eggs. He said he would do it. Let us hold him to that.
It will not be surprising if at some points egg prices do drop. Due to bird flu, some flocks had to be killed. As that recedes into the background and new chicks began producing, prices should drop. However, Trump will not deserve the credit for that no more than the previous administration deserved the blame for high egg prices. Of course, while egg producers recover from the effect of the bird flu other events occur. One can't hold the other factors constant. Due to Trump's mishandling of the economy, I expect egg prices and grocery prices in general to go higher. Firing a bunch of agriculture health inspectors, deporting farm laborers, and imposing tariffs will all contribute to higher prices.
The above pic is from the Audi's here in Nashville and are grade A large eggs. Eggs will cost more at Publix's or Kroger's. Also, it you buy brown eggs, or cage free, or free range, or happy eggs, expect to pay more.
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