{"id":2382565,"date":"2024-12-21T10:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T15:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-restricts-egg-sales-as-prices-continue-to-climb-will-more-states-follow\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T10:35:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T15:35:25","slug":"michigan-restricts-egg-sales-as-prices-continue-to-climb-will-more-states-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-restricts-egg-sales-as-prices-continue-to-climb-will-more-states-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Restricts Egg Sales as Prices Continue to Climb &#8211; Will More States Follow?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-restricts-egg-sales-as-prices-continue-to-climb-will-more-states-follow%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382565&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan is set to implement\u200c a new law by the end\u2063 of this year that will prohibit supermarkets from selling eggs from caged chickens. This\u200d change, part of a bill\u200d signed in 2019 by Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, aims to improve animal welfare by ensuring that all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/regulations-bureaucratic-backlog-threaten-pork-shortage-in-california\/\" title=\"Regulations, Bureaucratic Backlog Threaten Pork Shortage In California\">egg-laying hens<\/a> in the state are kept in \u2063cage-free environments. While industry representatives believe producers are prepared for this transition,concerns\u200d are rising about the potential for increased egg \u200dprices,as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salena-zito-avian-flu-is-crushing-farmers\/\" title=\"Salena Zito: Avian Flu Is Crushing Farmers\">cage-free eggs<\/a> are generally more expensive to produce. Egg prices have already surged in the Midwest, seeing a 91% increase compared to last year. Experts anticipate that the new regulations may\u2064 lead to further price hikes, especially with the added labor and costs associated with cage-free production systems.the shift aligns with a broader trend among several states to\u200d limit the sale of caged eggs, reflecting growing consumer interest in humane farming practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Supermarkets in the state of Michigan will stop selling eggs from caged chickens in the new year, raising concerns about further increased egg prices amid elevated inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Grocery stores, with very few exceptions, will no longer offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/growing-egg-shortage-hits-america-one-worst-possible-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shell eggs<\/a> from chickens kept in cages to their customers starting on Dec. 31, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/environment\/2024\/12\/michigan-eggs-will-soon-go-all-cage-free-could-it-mean-higher-prices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That change has been years in the making.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, standing in for Michigan Democratic Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gretchen-whitmer-accused-mocking-billions-christians-pro-kamala-communion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a>, signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/2019\/11\/eggs-sold-in-michigan-will-be-cage-free-by-the-end-of-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill<\/a> in 2019 to amend the Animal Industry Act and ensure all egg-laying hens in the state are kept out of cages.<\/p>\n<p>Five years later, industry representatives now say egg producers have prepared for the changes.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our producers are ready. They&rsquo;ve spent a lot of time and money getting there but they are committed to the cage-free housing for all of their hens and pullets,&rdquo; Nancy Barr, executive director of Michigan Allied Poultry Industries, said in reaction to the changes, per MLive.com.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Boring, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, revealed that employees of the agency will be working to ensure compliance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Producers have been working to retrofit a lot of these systems for quite some time to be in cage-free situations,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Boring added that he has not heard of any major egg supply issues amid the changing regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Other Michigan officials have likewise been anticipating the new rules for several months.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ag\/news\/press-releases\/2024\/07\/03\/ag-nessel-urges-retailers-to-implement-clear-signage-on-egg-sourcing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> in July to SpartanNash, a grocer based in Michigan, asking them to add signage in their stores that helps customers understand whether certain eggs come from caged hens.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every consumer deserves to feel confident about the food they put on their dinner table,&rdquo; Nessel wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Her office asserted that cage-free systems &ldquo;generally provide better living conditions for hens compared to traditional battery cages, which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">raise numerous public health<\/a>, environmental, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norway-defends-euthanizing-walrus-that-got-too-famous\/\" title=\"Norway Defends Euthanizing Walrus That Got Too Famous\">animal welfare concerns<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But as the new policy is set to take effect, others are worried about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minimum-wage-hike-led-to-higher-prices-at-mcdonalds-study-finds\/\" title=\"Minimum Wage Hike Led To Higher Prices At McDonald\u2019s, Study Finds\">increased prices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of eggs has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidenflations-latest-victim-breakfast-food-prices-skyrocket-highs-not-seen-since-1979\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already<\/a> risen 91% in the Midwest as of November compared to the same month last year.<\/p>\n<p>The typical cage-free eggs are meanwhile 45 cents more expensive than eggs from chickens raised in cages, according to MLive.com.<\/p>\n<p>Cage-free chickens require more labor to raise since the systems are more complex, while producers also face added costs to convert their old cage-centered systems, Vincenzina Caputo, a consumer and food economics professor at Michigan State University, told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan is one of about a dozen states that limit the sale of eggs from caged chickens, per the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/data-products\/chart-gallery\/gallery\/chart-detail\/?chartId=106005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Agriculture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Most grocery stores will stop offering shell eggs from caged hens as of December 31, according to MLive.com. This change has been in progress for years; in 2019, Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist signed a bill to amend the Animal Industry Act, mandating that all egg-laying hens be cage-free. Industry representatives now report that producers are ready for this transition after significant investment and effort<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2382566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture-62.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15721,47213,4601,33687,42396],"class_list":["post-2382565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-agriculture","tag-egg-sales","tag-michigan","tag-price-increase","tag-state-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture-62.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382565"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382569,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382565\/revisions\/2382569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}