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What’s up with eggs?
What’s up with eggs?
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Jan 30, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
All across California, people are asking the same question: Why are eggs so expensive?Californians walk into grocery stores only to find them sold out, or that they’re going for $7 or more a dozen. Thanks to inflation, everything is more expensive right now. But when it comes to eggs, there’s more to the story.Today, how a history of California policy and a global bird flu scrambled the economics of a food staple. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times metro reporter Sonja SharpMore reading:$7 a dozen? Why California eggs are so expensive — and increasingly hard to findWatch: California eggs are becoming expensive, and increasingly hard to findOp-Ed: Why does California have an egg shortage?
Released:
Jan 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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