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Opinion Why eggs are cheaper than you think

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February 7, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST
Eggs are displayed on store shelves in Chandler, Ariz., Jan. 21 (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)
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“Everyone in the U.S. seems obsessed with eggs right now,” my British editor told me. “It’s so bizarre.”

Indeed we are. The soaring price of eggs has given rise to internet memes and a fair amount of conspiracizing — including from a U.S. senator — about monopolistic egg producers colluding to raid the pockets of hard-working, egg-loving Americans.