3 ms·

When I went to America, I couldn't believe how cheap chicken was. I once found boneless chicken breast for $1.99/pound. Eggs were dirt cheap as well, sometimes

When I went to America, I couldn't believe how cheap chicken was. I once found boneless chicken breast for $1.99/pound. Eggs were dirt cheap as well, sometimes less than $1.00/dozen. I don't remember ever seeing prices like these in Canada.

kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
We don't pay for the healthcare of anyone in the production chain.
- titanomachy 7y ago
  If they wanted healthcare they should have been smarter and got better jobs. /s
froindt 7y ago
My record for a dozen eggs was $0.37/dozen in summer of 2017 at an Aldi in a town go about it 30,000 in Iowa. It was roughly that price the whole summer. From my understanding, that was below the price of production. 2017 was a very tough year for chicken farmers, with a huge oversupply. The chicken rendering (killing) operations were backlogged by many months. Farmers often had no choice but to raise the chickens they already bought, knowing full well they're going to be sold unprofitably.
- eden_hazard 7y ago
  My record for chicken is $.35/lb for chicken drumsticks. It was however from a wholesale store and came in a 40lb box. To me that's more frightening than anything. Like how is that chicken so cheap...
- asdf21 7y ago
  Currently $0.56 / dozen at Meijers in Columbus Ohio.
toasterlovin 7y ago
Life is incredibly expensive in Canada, across the board, with pretty much only a single exception: healthcare.
- miguelrochefort 7y ago
  I don't know about the healthcare part. I basically paid full price for all healthcare I ever received past childhood. This includes many thousands in dental and vision. I still don't have a family doctor. Anything specialized (dermatology, psychology) has a 6-month waiting list, which is highly discouraging. Last time I had to deal with the healthcare system was to get some vaccines. They couldn't give me a basic vaccine (tetanus) within 2 weeks of calling them. Most travel vaccinées were out of stock and in the $400/shot. I had to get my basic vaccines and travel vaccines in Thailand (less $100 for immunity tests + 7 vaccines). Considering that income taxes are 25-50% and sales taxes are 15%, I expect better than that. A lot of healthcare is about prevention. Lifestyle, habits, nutrition. For example, I think it's easier and cheaper to eat healthy in the USA. Whenever I go to the USA, I make sure to buy and bring back as much as I'm allowed ($800 total, $20 of dairy). The rest of the time, it's still cheaper to order supplements and ship them from the USA than it is to buy them locally. The range of products they have is also much better. For example, it's basically impossible to find grass-fed butter in Montreal. Looking at GoodRx.com, even medication seems cheaper in the USA. Pretty much everything is cheaper in the USA. Restaurants, food, delivery, gyms, glasses, gas, Netflix, Internet, video games, houses, cars, electronics, second-hand goods, etc.
  - toasterlovin 7y ago
    Yeah, my wife (who is Canadian) and I joke that Canada is like 5-10 years behind the U.S. in a lot of areas (cell phone costs, availability of Amazon Prime, availability of new consumer products, etc.).
    - miguelrochefort 7y ago
      We're not that behind. We have BlackBerry as one of our biggest tech companies.
asdf21 7y ago
Bonless chicken breast frequently goes on sale for $0.99 / lb.

kevin_thibedeau 7y ago

We don't pay for the healthcare of anyone in the production chain.

titanomachy 7y ago
If they wanted healthcare they should have been smarter and got better jobs. /s

froindt 7y ago

My record for a dozen eggs was $0.37/dozen in summer of 2017 at an Aldi in a town go about it 30,000 in Iowa. It was roughly that price the whole summer. From my understanding, that was below the price of production. 2017 was a very tough year for chicken farmers, with a huge oversupply. The chicken rendering (killing) operations were backlogged by many months. Farmers often had no choice but to raise the chickens they already bought, knowing full well they're going to be sold unprofitably.

eden_hazard 7y ago
My record for chicken is $.35/lb for chicken drumsticks. It was however from a wholesale store and came in a 40lb box. To me that's more frightening than anything. Like how is that chicken so cheap...
asdf21 7y ago
Currently $0.56 / dozen at Meijers in Columbus Ohio.

toasterlovin 7y ago

Life is incredibly expensive in Canada, across the board, with pretty much only a single exception: healthcare.

miguelrochefort 7y ago
I don't know about the healthcare part. I basically paid full price for all healthcare I ever received past childhood. This includes many thousands in dental and vision. I still don't have a family doctor. Anything specialized (dermatology, psychology) has a 6-month waiting list, which is highly discouraging. Last time I had to deal with the healthcare system was to get some vaccines. They couldn't give me a basic vaccine (tetanus) within 2 weeks of calling them. Most travel vaccinées were out of stock and in the $400/shot. I had to get my basic vaccines and travel vaccines in Thailand (less $100 for immunity tests + 7 vaccines). Considering that income taxes are 25-50% and sales taxes are 15%, I expect better than that. A lot of healthcare is about prevention. Lifestyle, habits, nutrition. For example, I think it's easier and cheaper to eat healthy in the USA. Whenever I go to the USA, I make sure to buy and bring back as much as I'm allowed ($800 total, $20 of dairy). The rest of the time, it's still cheaper to order supplements and ship them from the USA than it is to buy them locally. The range of products they have is also much better. For example, it's basically impossible to find grass-fed butter in Montreal. Looking at GoodRx.com, even medication seems cheaper in the USA. Pretty much everything is cheaper in the USA. Restaurants, food, delivery, gyms, glasses, gas, Netflix, Internet, video games, houses, cars, electronics, second-hand goods, etc.
- toasterlovin 7y ago
  Yeah, my wife (who is Canadian) and I joke that Canada is like 5-10 years behind the U.S. in a lot of areas (cell phone costs, availability of Amazon Prime, availability of new consumer products, etc.).
  - miguelrochefort 7y ago
    We're not that behind. We have BlackBerry as one of our biggest tech companies.

asdf21 7y ago

Bonless chicken breast frequently goes on sale for $0.99 / lb.