The undulating economic crises that the world is going through, along with its constant challenges, force the population to reinvent yourself and think of new ways of facing life. And now, the inflation in food price, together with the complications that arise from the Aviar flu In the United States, they took many citizens to seek different solutions. For example, rent a chicken to produce eggs at home, due to the high costs of the product in supermarkets.
Yong-Mi Kim describe perfectly this “frustration” that citizens live on a day -to -day basis with respect to the increases in basic products. The 52 -year -old university professor resides in Crescenta, California, decided to join this trend. “I know people who have chickens, but they demand a lot of work. It seemed to me that renting them was a good way to start “explained to the AFP agency ..
However, the movement is not new. Gallina’s rent began to gain ground in the United States More than a decade ago, when Jenn and Phil Tompkins created the “Rent La Gallina” project. The service expanded to about 40 cities by the hand of farmers. And gained even more popularity in recent months.
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“From the pandemic we have seen more interest than normal, but especially this year it has been greater. I would say that three to four more times From what we saw last year at this time, “said Victoria Lee, who attends the Los Angeles region from her farm in the fresh water community. Even in the peak of the crisis, the Americans came to pay more than ten dollars for a dozen eggs that, depending on the city, normally It costs between three and five dollars.
In fact, the big supermarkets wanted to anticipate: they began to ration the cartons and the issue infiltrated the 2024 presidential campaign, when Donald Trump He promised that the cost of food would lowerincluding eggs, when you arrived at the White House. But the Republican, being president, did not do too much about it and the product continues on the rise. Last March, Eggs increased 1.2% compared to the previous month, And they were quoted 60.4% more expensive than a year agoaccording to the United States Department of Agriculture.
Although raising chickens at home It does not come out cheaper than buying eggs in shops, Lee explains, Yes improve quality. “When eggs reach business, they have on average 48 to 60 days. The more time passes, the protein in the eggs begins to break down, “he argues. The eggs of the garden, in contrast, They have the hours that the owners are delaying to pick them up.
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Compared to February, the price of the egg increased 20% in the direct sales of the producer to the consumer, and more than 35% when there are intermediaries. Some specialists believed that the rise was going to stabilize after Holy Week, although that only happened partially.
Meanwhile, per capita consumption in Argentina continues to rise: It went from 120 eggs per person in 2000 to 363 in 2024which places the country as the Second Major Consumer in the World.
The price increase between February and April responds to a Seasonal issue, according to merchants in the field. In that period the so -called “Replume” occurs, a stage in which adult chickens stop putting eggs, which generates a drop in the offer and pushes prices up.
To this is added the increase in logistics costs, due to increases in both fuel and food for birds. Given this panorama, specialists recommend consumers pay attention, since some supermarkets They sell ten -egg maples instead of a dozen.
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