The fire-sale brown eggs are back! $3.59/18 large brown equals about $2.39/dozen. The second-best price locally for a dozen eggs is Aldi at $4.67/dozen.
I felt a little guilty, so I only grabbed two fire-sale cartons. They’re apparently sourced from one or more local poultry farms that are outside of the mega-flock system that is coming down with so much flu. The local farmers can’t produce eggs in huge numbers, but if you get lucky when they happen to be in stock you can get a great deal.
The former local leader, WalMart Neighborhood Market, finally could hold their breath no longer. After having 18 large eggs for $6.16 for a few weeks – through this past Monday February 3rd – they shot up 50% all at once. Same 18 pack of eggs, at the same store, was $8.18 on Saturday, February 8th.