Why are your breakfasts getting pricier? 🥚 Brazil is cracking under the pressure of skyrocketing egg prices, with costs surging over 40% this year – and the scramble has global ties. Here’s the breakdown:
📈 Behind the Egg-spensive Trend: Rising feed costs, brutal heatwaves (hens lay fewer eggs in extreme heat!), and holiday demand spikes have hatched a perfect storm. Supermarkets warn the average carton now costs about as much as a streaming subscription 📽️—and Brazilians aren’t yolking around.
🇺🇸 U.S. Demand Adds to the Crack: Across the Americas, U.S. consumers facing supply shortages are turning to Brazilian exports. While this boosts trade for Brazil’s farmers, it’s thinning local supplies 📊. Think of it as a global supply chain squeeze, sunny-side up.
Analysts say the “eggonomics” won’t ease soon. So next time you bite that omelette, remember: It’s a world on your plate 🌎🍳.
