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Because in setups like I'm describing the farmers tend to start building relationships with their customers. Price gouging is generally not the best way to main
by jghn 2y ago
Because in setups like I'm describing the farmers tend to start building relationships with their customers. Price gouging is generally not the best way to maintain those relationships.
In previous egg shortages over the years the couple of farmers I use would sometimes impose limits like 1 carton per customer or something like that. But not jack up prices.
- bombcar 2y agoSmaller farmers usually want to make money to cover their costs, and if they weren't doing that, they're already in a huge pickle. As you mention, they'll impose limits (or perhaps offer "shiny brown eggs for $1 more") rather than piss off the customers, who 90% of the time have cheaper options already.
- ryandrake 2y agoAre rising costs the reason for store-bought eggs' rising prices?
- HDThoreaun 2y agoYes but its because all their chickens keep dying because of the factory farm conditions that local farms might not have