{"id":2384951,"date":"2024-12-31T08:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T13:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-stores-move-to-cage-free-eggs-in-2025-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T08:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T13:40:19","slug":"michigan-stores-move-to-cage-free-eggs-in-2025-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-stores-move-to-cage-free-eggs-in-2025-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan stores move to cage-free eggs in 2025 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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-stores-move-to-cage-free-eggs-in-2025-washington-examiner%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=2384951&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>In Michigan, \u2062new legislation\u2062 requiring all eggs sold in the state\u200d to be cage-free will take effect \u2062starting Tuesday.This law, initially passed in 2019, is expected to \u200braise\u200c costs for consumers despite being introduced under\u2063 a Democratic administration and supported by Republicans. An exception to the law pertains to \u2062farms with fewer than 3,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-are-eggs-so-expensive-right-now\/\" title=\"Why Are Eggs So Expensive Right Now?\">000 egg-laying hens<\/a>. The \u200dlegislation does \u200bnot extend to liquid or cooked egg \u200dproducts.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michigan stores move to <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> in 2025<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1924588\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&ndash; Starting Tuesday, all eggs sold in Michigan must be cage-free.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This legislation, which was first passed in 2019, will likely lead to an increased cost for consumers. Though going into effect under Democrats, the legislation was pushed by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The only exception to the rule is for eggs from farms with less than 3,000 egg-laying hens, and it does not apply to liquid or cooked egg products.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mdard\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/mdard\/documents\/food-dairy\/laws\/Cage-Free-Egg-Law-Summary.pdf?rev=493cfed8420e4f5c93ef91cb538a001c&amp;hash=B47E437B22CCFA62CEB993CEF4DBDD76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Public Act 132<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&ldquo;places responsibility on any business owner who sells shell eggs to ensure the eggs meet the state requirements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Farms must now follow the guidelines laid out by the Animal Industry Act requiring that &ldquo;hens must be free to roam unrestricted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few months, businesses like Kroger and Meijer have had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">notices posted warning consumers<\/a> of the coming transition.<\/p>\n<p>Eggs and egg production makes up a significant portion of the state&rsquo;s agricultural economy.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan ranks seventh in the nation in the production of eggs, with over five billion eggs produced in the state every year. Fifteen million of the birds owned in the state are owned by just eight farm owners on 17 different farms.<\/p>\n<p>This is all according to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mipoultry.com\/eggs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>2024 report<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;from the Michigan Allied Poultry Industries.<\/p>\n<p>All together, the production of eggs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/michigangrown.org\/eggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>contributes<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;$655 million to the state&rsquo;s economy annually, while the industry has a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mipoultry.com\/eggs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>total economic impact<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;of $1.4 billion.<\/p>\n<p>While the new legislation pushed stores to implement the new policy, stores like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meatpoultry.com\/articles\/14058-meijer-s-goal-to-go-cage-free-only-by-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meijer had already announced<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;plans to move towards only selling cage-free eggs by 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unitedegg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Full-Report-Caputo-et-al.-2023-February-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>2023 report<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;conducted by researchers at Michigan State, Kansas State and Purdue universities highlighted some of the difficulties of the transition to cage-free eggs.<\/p>\n<p>It points to &ldquo;higher costs and labor requirements associated with cage-free production&rdquo; and concerns that the transition will lead to a consolidation of farms &ldquo;given that larger producers often have better resources and access to capital&rdquo; to make the switch.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, it found that &ldquo;producers anticipate revenue from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-restricts-egg-sales-as-prices-continue-to-climb-will-more-states-follow\/\" title=\"Michigan Restricts Egg Sales as Prices Continue to Climb - Will More States Follow?\">cage-free systems<\/a> to be 8% higher than conventional systems&rdquo; while &ldquo;costs are estimated to be at least 8-19% higher.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The price of eggs,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/state-rankings\/egg-prices-by-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>averaging $4.82<\/strong><\/a>, will also be impacted by recent outbreaks of bird flu, which have affected some Michigan farms. Currently, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/livestock-poultry-disease\/avian\/avian-influenza\/hpai-detections\/commercial-backyard-flocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>USDA reports<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;that there are two commercial flocks affected in the state and nearly 200,000 birds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1924588\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1924588\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan mandates cage-free eggs by 2025, raising costs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2384952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Food_Prices_Costs_Inflation_economy_ww4.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16840,39454,47645,47646,4601],"class_list":["post-2384951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-16840","tag-animal-welfare","tag-cage-free-eggs","tag-food-policy","tag-michigan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Food_Prices_Costs_Inflation_economy_ww4.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384951","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=2384951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384955,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384951\/revisions\/2384955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}