l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 California’s Scrambled Eggs
The state’s new chicken-coop law is hitting human beings hard.
Jan. 25, 2015 7:34 p.m. ET
California has a way of living up to the worst regulatory expectations, as
grocery shoppers across the country are discovering. The state’s latest
animal-rights march is levying a punishing new food tax on the nation’s
poor.
Egg prices are soaring in California, where the USDA says the average price
for a dozen jumbo eggs is $3.16, up from $1.18 a dozen a year ago, and in
some parts of the state it’s more than $5. The Iowa State University Egg
Industry Center says retail egg prices in California are 66% higher than in
other parts of the West. National wholesale egg prices also climbed nearly
35% over the 2014 holiday period, before retreating.
The cause of these price gyrations is an initiative passed by California
voters in 2008 that required the state’s poultry farmers to house their
hens in significantly larger cages. The state legislature realized this
would put home-state farmers at a disadvantage, so in 2010 it compounded the
problem by requiring that eggs imported from other states come from farms
meeting the same cage standards, effective Jan. 1, 2015.
The new standards require cages almost twice the size of the industry norm,
with estimated costs to comply of up to $40 a hen. That’s about $2 million
for a farm with 50,000 chickens. Some farmers are passing the costs on to
consumers, while others are culling their flocks by half for each cage.
Government statistics show that the number of egg-laying chickens in
California has fallen 23% in two years. Many farmers outside the state are
choosing not to sell eggs to California, leaving egg brokers scouring the
country for cage-compliant eggs and paying top dollar to meet demand in a
state that has imported more than four billion eggs a year.
This comes when egg demand is growing, in part because soaring meat prices
have caused Americans to turn to other foods. Per capita consumption is
expected to reach more than 260 eggs this year, the highest since 1983,
according to the USDA. The poorest consumers have been hit hardest by the
price spike because eggs have traditionally been a cheap source of protein.
California’s cage law is part of the nationwide animal-rights effort to
raise the costs of animal food production in the name of more, well, humane
treatment. Groups like the Humane Society of the United States failed to get
Congress to pass national chicken-cage standards, so they turned to
California to set what they hoped would be a de facto national standard
because of the size of its market.
There’s a strong argument that this violates the Constitution’s Commerce
Clause, which bars states from discriminating against interstate trade. The
feds regulate egg safety, and California’s cage standards discriminate
against out-of-state poultry producers. An analogy would be Pennsylvania
imposing tariffs on steel made in Ohio. One reason Congress declined to
adopt a national standard is that there is little evidence that larger cages
make all that much difference to the life of chickens.
The attorneys general from several states, including Nebraska and Alabama,
are suing California in federal court, but this will take time. Meanwhile,
Republicans could revive legislation barring states from enacting
restrictions on out-of-state agriculture producers. If California liberals
want to pay a premium for local free-range chicken eggs, they have that
right. They shouldn’t be able to raise food costs for millions of families
in an attempt to protect the state’s economy from their own destructive
laws. |
o**1
发帖数: 6383 | 2 应该立法禁止吃鸡蛋，太不鸡道了。吃鸡蛋对鸡得造成多大的精神创伤呀。每10只鸡需
要配发一个心理医生。 |
m********8
发帖数: 7463 | 3 没翻倍。稍微涨了一点点而已
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: California’s Scrambled Eggs
: The state’s new chicken-coop law is hitting human beings hard.
: Jan. 25, 2015 7:34 p.m. ET
: California has a way of living up to the worst regulatory expectations, as
: grocery shoppers across the country are discovering. The state’s latest
: animal-rights march is levying a punishing new food tax on the nation’s
: poor.
: Egg prices are soaring in California, where the USDA says the average price
: for a dozen jumbo eggs is $3.16, up from $1.18 a dozen a year ago, and in
: some parts of the state it’s more than $5. The Iowa State University Egg
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n****g
发帖数: 14743 | 4 好啊。
price
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: California’s Scrambled Eggs
: The state’s new chicken-coop law is hitting human beings hard.
: Jan. 25, 2015 7:34 p.m. ET
: California has a way of living up to the worst regulatory expectations, as
: grocery shoppers across the country are discovering. The state’s latest
: animal-rights march is levying a punishing new food tax on the nation’s
: poor.
: Egg prices are soaring in California, where the USDA says the average price
: for a dozen jumbo eggs is $3.16, up from $1.18 a dozen a year ago, and in
: some parts of the state it’s more than $5. The Iowa State University Egg
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d*******p
发帖数: 2525 | 5 3.16/1.18*100 = 267.797%
【在 m********8 的大作中提到】
: 没翻倍。稍微涨了一点点而已
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 6 Egg prices are soaring in California, where the USDA says the average price
for a dozen jumbo eggs is $3.16, up from $1.18 a dozen a year ago, and in
some parts of the state it’s more than $5.
你是不懂英文还是不懂算术? 还是两个都不懂?
【在 m********8 的大作中提到】
: 没翻倍。稍微涨了一点点而已
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m********8
发帖数: 7463 | 7 小编在说瞎话。
在加州1.18买一打鸡蛋去年也是不可能的除非促销的时候。
costco 红皮鸡蛋价格涨了一点但是不多
price
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: Egg prices are soaring in California, where the USDA says the average price
: for a dozen jumbo eggs is $3.16, up from $1.18 a dozen a year ago, and in
: some parts of the state it’s more than $5.
: 你是不懂英文还是不懂算术? 还是两个都不懂?
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C****t
发帖数: 3813 | 8
【在 o**1 的大作中提到】
: 应该立法禁止吃鸡蛋，太不鸡道了。吃鸡蛋对鸡得造成多大的精神创伤呀。每10只鸡需
: 要配发一个心理医生。
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C****t
发帖数: 3813 | 9 左逼真他骂的坏，鸡蛋太贵， 吃不起，汽油太便宜，逼着人开汽车。 草他妈的。煞笔
【在 o**1 的大作中提到】
: 应该立法禁止吃鸡蛋，太不鸡道了。吃鸡蛋对鸡得造成多大的精神创伤呀。每10只鸡需
: 要配发一个心理医生。
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e***s
发帖数: 609 | 10 就你知道，你到是写一篇给主流媒体发表啊。也替大加州共和国正名。
【在 m********8 的大作中提到】
: 小编在说瞎话。
: 在加州1.18买一打鸡蛋去年也是不可能的除非促销的时候。
: costco 红皮鸡蛋价格涨了一点但是不多
:
: price
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x****u
发帖数: 12955 | 11
costco鸡蛋和平常店里的白皮蛋根本两码事。
【在 m********8 的大作中提到】
: 小编在说瞎话。
: 在加州1.18买一打鸡蛋去年也是不可能的除非促销的时候。
: costco 红皮鸡蛋价格涨了一点但是不多
:
: price
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o****e
发帖数: 417 | 12 我原来看你其他帖子以为你是抱着什么任务来发帖的，现在看来确实符合你的智商。
【在 m********8 的大作中提到】
: 小编在说瞎话。
: 在加州1.18买一打鸡蛋去年也是不可能的除非促销的时候。
: costco 红皮鸡蛋价格涨了一点但是不多
:
: price
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m********8
发帖数: 7463 | 13 攻击本侠显得你狠牛么？？显得你狠聪明？
一个鸡蛋唧唧歪歪没完没了，这种格局还想成神马大事。猥琐。
【在 o****e 的大作中提到】
: 我原来看你其他帖子以为你是抱着什么任务来发帖的，现在看来确实符合你的智商。
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m********8
发帖数: 7463 | 14 我大每粒间国，国泰民安纸醉金迷，costco 的鸡蛋中档都算不上。
如果一定要用最次的劣质鸡蛋作为参照，岂不是有为了骂正腐，不惜使用biased
sampling 手段的嫌疑？？
【在 x****u 的大作中提到】
:
: costco鸡蛋和平常店里的白皮蛋根本两码事。
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J*****b
发帖数: 1067 | 15 Albertson 的鸡蛋
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: California’s Scrambled Eggs
: The state’s new chicken-coop law is hitting human beings hard.
: Jan. 25, 2015 7:34 p.m. ET
: California has a way of living up to the worst regulatory expectations, as
: grocery shoppers across the country are discovering. The state’s latest
: animal-rights march is levying a punishing new food tax on the nation’s
: poor.
: Egg prices are soaring in California, where the USDA says the average price
: for a dozen jumbo eggs is $3.16, up from $1.18 a dozen a year ago, and in
: some parts of the state it’s more than $5. The Iowa State University Egg
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o****e
发帖数: 417 | 16 对，就是比你聪明，虽然比其他人比不了。大家说的就是鸡蛋，你又转化话题说什么一
个鸡蛋唧唧歪歪没完没了，你能再猥琐一点吗？
【在 m********8 的大作中提到】
: 攻击本侠显得你狠牛么？？显得你狠聪明？
: 一个鸡蛋唧唧歪歪没完没了，这种格局还想成神马大事。猥琐。
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C****t
发帖数: 3813 | 17 what the fuck is wrong with eggs, we California are happy with eggs . We are
happy with Obama too. If eggs are too expensive , we eat gasoline say
cheaper ,. Fuck
【在 o****e 的大作中提到】
: 对，就是比你聪明，虽然比其他人比不了。大家说的就是鸡蛋，你又转化话题说什么一
: 个鸡蛋唧唧歪歪没完没了，你能再猥琐一点吗？
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c****i
发帖数: 7933 | 18 他或者是深藏的左逼黑，或者是随便发帖打发时间等细胞的千老。
不用太认真，他基本上以侧面攻击左逼为主。
【在 o****e 的大作中提到】
: 我原来看你其他帖子以为你是抱着什么任务来发帖的，现在看来确实符合你的智商。
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f*********r
发帖数: 242 | 19 Wow, 这下茶叶蛋真吃不起了。台巴子得乐坏了，wait, 台巴子敢嘲笑美爹么？
【在 J*****b 的大作中提到】
: Albertson 的鸡蛋
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l*********1
发帖数: 936 | 20 没感觉。一个月买三四打鸡蛋吧，就是翻倍了能有几个钱。
楼主就不要唧唧歪歪了。 |
z******o
发帖数: 3073 | 21 加州州政府没钱，要加税就加税，非要拉个背黑锅垫背的。。。 |
