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Originally Posted By u/profaniKel At 2025-08-29 03:37:06 AM | Source


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[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I exaggerated, but according to the BLS:

  • Oct 2023: $2.07
  • Mar 2025: $6.23
  • Jul 2025: $3.60

So they're cheaper than they were at their peak in March but still not "down". I wasn't the one grilling Trump on egg prices, just want to clarify that he certainly hasn't actually lowered them anywhere near where they were. They're still way overpriced from the norm.

https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-average-price-data.htm

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Overall I think Egg prices just aren’t the example to use. It’s too easy for MAGA to refute. Even the website you shared shows their prices skyrocketing before Trump took office and dropping within Trump’s first 100 days in office.

If I were Trump, I would be using Egg prices as a sign of how well my administration was doing.

The reality is, he has nothing to do with egg prices, just like Biden didn’t. Associating it with Trump means you need to credit him with the good and not just the bad.