{"id":2399923,"date":"2025-02-06T18:27:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T23:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thieves-steal-100000-eggs-in-pennsylvania-amid-rising-prices-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T18:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T23:29:30","slug":"thieves-steal-100000-eggs-in-pennsylvania-amid-rising-prices-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thieves-steal-100000-eggs-in-pennsylvania-amid-rising-prices-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves steal 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania amid rising prices &#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\">24<\/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%2Fthieves-steal-100000-eggs-in-pennsylvania-amid-rising-prices-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=2399923&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 Pennsylvania, thieves stole 100,000 eggs valued at $40,000 from a distribution trailer belonging to \u200dpete and Gerry\u2019s Organics in\u200d Greencastle. the theft occurred around 8:40 p.m.\u2064 on a Saturday evening, and the company is cooperating with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> in their investigation. This incident is particularly meaningful \u200dgiven\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dollar-tree-pausing-the-sale-of-eggs-at-stores\/\" title=\"Dollar Tree pausing the sale of eggs at stores\">rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-the-usda-is-not-predicting-a-dozen-eggs-will-cost-12-by-fall-2022\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, The USDA Is Not Predicting A Dozen Eggs Will Cost  By Fall 2022\">egg prices<\/a><\/a>, which have surged by 50% over \u2063the \u200dpast \u200byear due to a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/animal-rights-protester-glues-herself-to-nba-floor-during-play-in-game\/\" title=\"Animal Rights Protester Glues Herself To NBA Floor During Play-In Game\">bird flu outbreak<\/a> that resulted in the death of approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">33 million commercial egg layers<\/a>. Economists predict that egg prices may increase by an \u2063additional 20% throughout 2025. The Department of Agriculture \u2062has also mandated testing of U.S.\u2063 milk for bird flu as\u2062 a \u2064precautionary measure to control the spread\u2064 of the\u200c virus.  <\/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\">Thieves steal 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania amid rising prices<\/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_1958462\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Thieves<\/a> made off with 100,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">eggs<\/a> valued at $40,000 from a distribution trailer in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a> on Saturday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/content\/dam\/copapwp-pagov\/en\/psp\/documents\/pirrs\/chambersburg-press-releases\/H_CHAM_04FEB2025_0615.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a> that the theft occurred around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday at Pete and Gerry&rsquo;s Organics in Greencastle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pete &amp; Gerry&rsquo;s is aware of a recent incident in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and we are actively working with local law enforcement to investigate,&rdquo; the egg supplier said in a statement. &ldquo;We take this matter seriously and are committed to resolving it as quickly as possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The theft comes as egg prices continue to rise, with economists predicting a 20% increase in prices across 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the past year, egg prices have risen 50%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bird flu outbreak in farms across the country has been cited as a reason for the jump in prices. Last year, about 33 million commercial egg layers were killed by the bird flu, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/bird-flu\/situation-summary\/data-map-commercial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">data<\/a> from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In December, the Department of Agriculture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/06\/nx-s1-5220272\/testing-usda-bird-flu-raw-milk-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">issued<\/a> a federal order requiring the testing of U.S. milk for bird flu to track and contain the virus.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you have one infection, chances are that damn near all the birds are infected, or will be infected in a very short time,&rdquo; Andrew Novakovic, a professor of agricultural economics at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/consumer\/egg-prices-may-soon-flirt-record-highs-supplier-says-rcna184025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told <\/a>NBC News around the time the mandated testing was announced.&nbsp;<\/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_1958462\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1958462\"}});<\/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>Thieves steal 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 in Pennsylvania<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2399924,"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\/2023\/12\/20230112-eggs-05-1024x576.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7204,14549,5836,39111,10583],"class_list":["post-2399923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crime","tag-eggs","tag-pennsylvania","tag-rising-prices","tag-thieves"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230112-eggs-05-1024x576.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399923","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399923"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399927,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399923\/revisions\/2399927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}