Bloomberg News has analysed the widely-heralded arrival of cage-free eggs at supermarkets and fast food places and what they found was that retailers at least stand to make a killing (so to speak) with cage-free eggs. After the first costs are dealt with it looks like cage-free eggs will cost only about fifteen cents per dozen more to produce but retailers can — and will — charge double for them. Yes friends, it’s a lot like the organic food gold mine. And no doubt it is worth it to some consumers. The chickens? Well who knows what the life of a chicken is really like? Bloomberg examined the rush in recent months for retailers to join the cage-free egg party. Most companies, especially the biggest ones with the most complex supply chains, plan to hit 100% cage-free as far as 10 years out. That’s because they must wait for existing supply contracts to run out and supply chain changes. Bloomberg
