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And now comes part two of BIG investigative series on egg consolidation. This one's on the two creepy European firms who are the barons of chicken genetics. And yes, private equity is involved in hiking your egg prices. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/fowl-play-...
Fowl Play: How Chicken Genetics Barons Created the Egg Crisis
In part two of "Hatching a Conspiracy," BIG delves into the obscure world of chicken genetics. Two secretive firms control the global supply of layer hens. And yes, private equity is involved.
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March 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
And now comes part two of BIG investigative series on egg consolidation. This one's on the two creepy European firms who are the barons of chicken genetics. And yes, private equity is involved in hiking your egg prices. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/fowl-play-...
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So for the past few weeks, I've been editing a series by Basel Musharbash on egg prices. It’s about how the egg industry has transformed from a production system to make eggs to one that makes egg shortages. We just published part one. Check it out. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/hatching-a...
Hatching a Conspiracy: A BIG Investigation into Egg Prices
'More hens, less income!' So said the United Egg Producer economist Donald Bell in 1994. The industry has gotten more consolidated ever since. And avian flu is just the latest excuse to hike prices.
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March 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
So for the past few weeks, I've been editing a series by Basel Musharbash on egg prices. It’s about how the egg industry has transformed from a production system to make eggs to one that makes egg shortages. We just published part one. Check it out. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/hatching-a...
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