Costco customers are waiting for long rows and panic views for Trump’s new tariffs on imported goods. It has already been insufficient for eggs due to the occurrence of bird flu.
The current egg situation in the United States is not easy. In the announcement of the Trump administration on tariffs on the three largest trading partners in the United States, customers are like egg shops and large -scale retailers before importing services and raising prices on Tuesdays. I scooped up the necessities. (However, on Monday, Trump immediately delayed Mexico’s tariff for a month.)
Panic purchases are more complicated due to the recent occurrence of bird flu, which has limited egg supply and has later increased prices. According to the US Labor Statistics Bureau, egg prices rose 8.4 % between November and December. The US Ministry of Agriculture has reported that bird flu has been infected with about 23 million chickens throughout the United States as a whole, and eggs are deficient nationwide.
Even buyers who are trying to catch egg transactions by purchasing a large amount from Costco were shocked to request prices and claims at stores. Tiktok’s video and Reddit posts indicate the band of Costco customers waiting in a long line to buy eggs. A broken egg that oozes out of the aisle floor. And even people resell the eggs in the Facebook market with a markup. The current price of two -do -do eggs from Costco at Los Angeles is $ 7.69, but other customers report that the cost is doubled.
“People are hooked on eggs at Costco,” a Tactoku user posted. “If you want to get an egg from Costco, arrive there before it opens. I arrived here at 9 am. The line has been getting longer.”
Another video indicates that customers are lined up outside Costco, the number of eggs opened by the store, and dozens of customers grabbing multiple eggs.
Another thing shows that the eggs have splattered on the Costco floor after the fashion purchased in the caption. “Are we okay in America?”
Costco did not immediately respond to the Fortune request for a frenzy for buying a customer egg.
According to the Reddit Forum, for customers who could not get eggs from Costco and other places, they rely on the Facebook market in all locations to obtain omelet corrections to obtain an omelet. Masu. However, the meta policy does not sell raw fish, meat, eggs and other animal products. Farmers and other Facebook users have found a way to avoid meta rules by not include the word “egg” in the explanation and the word “carton”.
As a result of Trump’s trade war between Mexico, Canada, and China, customers can expect a remarkable difference in the price setting of some imported goods. Trump has announced 25 % of tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico and 10 % of Chinese products. The ING report announced on Friday estimates that the economic impact of tariffs may be about $ 835 per person and a family of four may be $ 3,340.
Other food products that may experience a significant price increase from rates include fruits, vegetables, beef, teteter, french potatoes, and maple syrups.
It is also important for consumers to know that some eggs are still safe to deal with punches with one high egg price for tariffs and bird flu. Experts said to Fortune’s Lindsay Leak that checking low -temperature sterilization labels and thoroughly cooking eggs is a good idea.
“There is no known link at the moment during human illnesses with bird flu and food contact, but the choice throughout the year is to cook your food,” he told Fortune.
This story was originally introduced on Fortune.com
