Portland, Ore – The 2019 Legislature left an easter egg that is costing Oregon shoppers twice what we paid just a week ago for Large and Extra Large eggs, that is if we can find any.
SB 1019 outlawed the sale of eggs from any egg producer with over 3000 birds that employed cages.
The bill gave egg producers until 2024 to make the change.
At the time of the passing of the legislation, according to the United Egg Producers, approximately 85 percent of all eggs produced in America were cage-laid.
Well, it’s now January 2024 and that little gen left a little egg on our faces.
A quick visit to Holiday Market this morning had a good supply of the now-required cage-free eggs with Large Grade AA eggs selling for 5.99, 4.29 with your savings card, and 8.99 for 18 packs of Grade A eggs, 6.29 with your card.
