More Trumpian Blithering B.S.
An actual Donald Trump quote Friday, April
17th: President Trump weighed in on the cost of eggs around the
country, claiming Friday at the White House that the prices are “getting too
low.” Trump then praised Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for doing a
“great” job and then asserted that egg prices are “down 87 percent, but nobody
talks about that.” And: “You can have
all the eggs. You watch, we have too many eggs. In fact, if anything, the
prices are getting too low. So I just want to let you know that the prices are
down,”
Fact: The highest recorded price for a dozen
large Grade A eggs in the US was $8.15, according to the USDA, which was
reached on March 4, 2025. This price was significantly higher than the average
price of $4.95 per dozen in January 2025. Make no mistake about this; avian flu
is the culprit, resulting in the following statistic: In December 2024 and
January 2025, over 41.4 million domesticated birds were culled due to the
H5N1 avian influenza outbreak. This brings the total number of birds
affected to over 166 million, as of February 2025. The record number of chicken deaths,
including those from culling, led to a surge in egg prices. Period. Trump
claiming that his airhead SecAg had anything to do with egg prices is typical
Trumpian rambling bloviation. If he’s speaking, he’s lying.
In truth, if egg prices were really down 87%, a dozen grade
A large would cost $1.05 per dozen at retail. In truth, egg prices in the first
three Trump months, are 64% higher than when he took
office. Is that his fault? Of course not. Eggs are a market commodity and supply
and demand drive prices. Fewer chickens means fewer eggs, fewer eggs means higher prices.
Period.
Adam Smith understood
that in 1776, when he published “On The Wealth of Nations.” Donald Trump is an inveterate liar and an economic
dunce.
