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[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 15 hours ago

2-3 € for eggs is still quite expensive though

I remember when they were 1€ the pack... I would be fine with the price if the loval farmers were to get the big earn share and the animals would be held in good conditions, but that isnt the case...

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Why do the French only eat one egg for breakfast?

Because one egg is un œuf

  • this joke courtesy of my college French teacher.
[–] superkret@feddit.org 2 points 15 hours ago

Americans just can't get un œuf.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 44 points 1 day ago (6 children)
[–] podperson@lemm.ee 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Metric system - makes sense to me.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 1 day ago

Metric country here, they're most often sold as half a dozen, often as a dozen, at the supermarket you can also find 2 or 4-egg packages

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Most of europe I believe. We got 6, 10, 12 and some larger ones but most common is 10

[–] RQG@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We got singles, six and ten packs usually.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Huh, never saw single egg being sold.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah pretty common for a large box here. Wait till you hear about the tray of eggs!

[–] wischi@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

Or stacked trays of eggs 🤣

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Chicken's dozen

[–] horseloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

France : you get em in 6, 10 & 12

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 11 points 1 day ago
[–] NovaOG@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago

Bro, at this point, having a good Egg Dealer is a must in the USA.

[–] Vakbrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

We're European lite.

[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago

I feel like I never see eggs in anything other than 12 over here in Alberta, but I don't eat a ton of eggs.

[–] oppy1984@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

Eggcelent meme.

[–] Zentron@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Went to my local shop today and eggs were 17 eurocents a piece for medium size egg in a pack of 30 or 19c for 10 pack

[–] vodka@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Farm right outside of my town sells 48 packs for 3.12eur atm. (36 Norwegian krone)

Americans seething.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Farm just down the road sells dozens for a dollar.

But I don't really care for eggs, so I'm not seething so much as chuckling at the egg prices in the store.

This morning I passed a dozen for $6.

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[–] eletes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Couple weeks ago I really needed eggs and the only ones left were the premium ones. Came out to almost $1/egg.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

I get the idea of wanting to stick it to the US, but it's maybe not the largest source of pride when you consider what the industry looks like. Being slightly less bad than the US is not a high bar. It's still quite horrifying


Intensive farming is the predominant method of producing meat, dairy products and eggs in Europe and elsewhere in the world

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/23/long-shadow-life-under-the-veiled-grasp-of-factory-farming-in-europe

In the EU, over 300 million animals spend all, or a significant part, of their lives imprisoned in cages – from sows in farrowing crates to egg-laying hens in so-called ‘enriched’ cages.

[...]

While the EU ban on the use of barren battery cages came into force in 2012, nearly half of commercial egg-laying hens are still kept in so-called ‘enriched’ cages. Additionally breeding flocks and chicks are also caged, often in barren cages.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/231961/'End%20the%20Cage%20Age'%20report,%20October%202020.pdf

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] RQG@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Not really, I buy a 18 pack and keep eyeing up the 30 pack.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Lol, guys you know America has eggs, right?

I paid $8 for a dozen the other day. That sucks, but it's not like that's prohibitively expensive for most people. I imagine many are avoiding them, though, considering wages are so bad right now.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 1 points 15 hours ago

We're just better at abusing chickens and sell their periods cheaper. Deal with it.

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