Egg prices hit Gras Tuesday
The rise in egg prices struck on Tuesday fat, because the high prices of the ingredients put pressure on the small bakeries during their busiest period of the year.
Tuesday fat is less than two weeks old and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to embark on carnival celebrations in The Big Easy.
During the carnival season, people are looking for the multitude of parades that roll in the streets and possibly get their hands A royal cake.
THE French pastry Covered with green, violet and yellow sequins is a favorite for residents and visitors.
Egg prices have reached a high record
But to make one of these famous cakes, you need to break a few eggs.
The prices of eggs are the highest they have ever been and small businesses that cook these famous cakes are faced with a sticker shock.
Jean-Luc Albin, owner of bakery in Metairie, in Louisiana, checks the production of King cakes inside his kitchen. (Fox News)
Jean-Luc Albin has the Maurice French Pastria bakery in Metairie, in Louisiana.
He has been carrying out French treats for over 30 years.
Albin said that the season of Mardi Gras was the busiest period of the year, his team cook more than 100 King cakes per day at the store.
Egg shortages oblige certain stores to impose limits
King cakes are popular for any type of party leading to Fat on Tuesday, he said.
“It is Part of the celebrationThis is something you can share with friends, “said Albin.” It’s an obsession with everyone. Each year it seems to become more exciting. “”
Albin said the high cost of ingredients makes it more difficult to make a profit.
Maurice French Pastries’s signature King Cakes. The bakery is in Metairie, in Louisiana. (Fox News)
He does not intend to increase the prices of his King cakes, but he hopes that the cost of eggs will drop soon.
“You can get them in some supermarkets for more than $ 10, $ 12 a dozen. All this is a bit mysterious,” said Albin.
“However, chocolate has increased, the eggs are standing. So it’s difficult in our business.”
In January, the Average egg price Hit $ 4.95 per dozen in the United States.
Buyers are often shocked by the high prices of today’s eggs in supermarkets. (Fox News)
THE Bird flu epidemic Kill millions of chickens, leading to high prices of eggs.
Osman Kazan, director of the University of Tulane’s commercial analysis program, said people are expected to face a new reality when buying eggs.
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“We will not return to dozens of very cheap eggs, which we saw several years ago,” he said. “So that will stay here for a while, and the top will become the new normal.”
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Kazan added that egg prices should further increase – and people may not see the prices go out before summer.
