As parents throughout the United States celebrate Easter, the high price of eggs has made a hero unlikely to appear in supermarket aisles to radiate his way out.
As their Easter egg hunt is about to be expensive or sparse, egg prices have caused some parents to panic, but some creative parents have surfaced with the idea of dyeing potatoes.
A tiktok user, Julia Pachecoshared hackers and demonstrated how they dye potatoes during holidays.
“We are dyeing potatoes at the price of this year,” the user said. “These are cheap.”
“They look very similar to regular dyed eggs,” she added.
The user made dyed potatoes in a way similar to dyeing eggs, and she peeled small pieces and dipped them in the dye.
Another plant-based user Plantbasasedonabudgetnot only promotes changes in tradition, is not only a choice for vegans, but also a way to avoid high egg prices.
“I know it’s hard to change traditions, but they’re cheaper, they don’t break and if you miss your yard, they don’t smell.”
As their Easter egg hunt is about to be expensive or sparse, egg prices have caused some parents to panic, but some creative parents have surfaced with the idea of dyeing potatoes. Picture: Eggs for sale in a grocery store in Los Angeles, California
“At the price this year, we are dyeing potatoes,” said Tiktok user Julia Pacheco. “These are cheap ways”
User made dyed potatoes in a way similar to dyed eggs, she peeled small pieces and dipped them in the dye, while others chose to paint the potatoes
Other creative parents opt to dye marshmallows, while many social media users paint potatoes for fun Easter events.
Craft patch Posted on Facebook And sharing a link to a recipe for dyed potatoes, the user wrote: “Stop to Easter and skip those expensive eggs and dyed potatoes!”
However, creative exchanges are not sold to everyone, as there are many comments on blogger hackers who suggest throwing the entire tradition away.
One commented: “How to skip eggs completely.”
Another wrote: “Or just use plastic eggs and fill in the stuff.”
“We have been using and reusing plastic eggs in our homes for many years. Even if the prices are cheap, we don’t want to waste food.
Nowadays, potatoes are expensive. I voted for Rock, another joke.
But for some who want to escape the high price of eggs, the idea is a creative and fun alternative.
A comment on Facebook said: “Kids don’t care what they’re looking for. Fun is fun!
Another Tiktok user said: “I know it’s hard to change traditions, but they’re cheaper and won’t break, and if you miss a person, they won’t be infamous.”
Oh, and definitely won’t spend $8 on Easter to dye eggs. Good idea,’ said one user.
The kids don’t care what they’re looking for. Fun is fun!
‘My kid is allergic to eggs, which is great. Thank you very much,’ wrote one person.
Another said, “Okay, because I can’t even stand the smell of hard boiled eggs. …It worked for me!”
Since 2022, the high price of eggs in the sky has also been blamed for inflation and avian flu outbreaks, which has become the deadliest in U.S. history, with more than 150 million birds killed.
Emily Metz, CEO of American Egg Board, an industry marketing company, told WSJ that many egg producers are working to refill the flock because even young birds or small birds are killed by the flu.
“Farmers know people are frustrated and are frustrated by this situation,” Metz said.
“They know they can’t wear the eggs people want.”
Since 2022, the high price of eggs in the sky has also been blamed for inflation and avian flu outbreaks, which has become the deadliest in U.S. history, with more than 150 million birds killed
Egg prices in the U.S. have never seen such a spike since the last bird flu outbreak in 2015, accounting for two-thirds of the total growth in food costs in January.
As several eggs in many parts of the United States reach double-digit prices, the industry and authorities have recently taken steps to reduce costs.
Last month, the Department of Agriculture said it plans to invest up to $1 billion to address the price of eggs, including $500 million to improve biosecurity.
Farmers’ advocacy group’s action also urges lawmakers and law enforcement agencies to investigate potential egg pricing conspiracies.
In February, the group wrote to the Federal Trade Commission claiming egg producers purposefully slowed down the hen flocks of egg-raising to limit supplies and maintain record-breaking high prices.
Egg producers also recently lost a lawsuit claiming they have restricted their supply of eggs to keep prices high, as a federal jury in Chicago ruled in late 2023 that Cal-Maine, Rose Acre Farms, United Farms, United Egg Producters and US Egg Saparters had restricted egg supplies between 2004 and 2008.
They found that suppliers restricted agricultural products through early massacres and restricted their Henhouses population.
This is after last month’s record highs of egg prices, they sat above the record low of $2.04 per dozen recorded in August 2023.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, since the last bird flu outbreak in 2015, egg prices in the United States account for two-thirds of the total growth in food costs in January.
