Eggs
Today’s housewife may not
realize it, but she’s getting a
better buy in eggs than her
mother experienced, according
to Dr. Gene C,, Masters,
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Executive Vice President of
United Egg Producers, an
Atlanta based national egg
marketing cooperative.
“Eggs are more economical
today and consumers have more
money to spend than in the
1950’5,” Dr. Masters said. “Most
of today’s young homemakers
were children or teenagers in the
'SOs so they didn’t realize what a
problem their mothers had in
stretching the food dollar.”
Another thing food planners do
not take into cotasideration is the
fact that eggs are the cheapest
source of high protein in the
supermarket today, Masters
said. At today’s prices eggs are
an excellent protein substitute for
high priced meats. A dozen large
eggs (minimum 24 oz. by
government regulation) selling
for 75 cents per dozen are really
50 cents per pound.
Disposable consumer income
has increased on a steady scale
since 1950 while egg prices have
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Nutrition Buy
erratically declined during the
period, Dr. Masters pointed. In
1950 when the annual per capita
disposable income was under
$1,400, large shell eggs averaged
60.4 cents per dozen. In 1972,
when per capita disposable
consumer income passed $3,800
the annual average price for shell
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the prices reached 61.4 cents per
dozen, a 2 percent increase over
the prices of 20 years before while
consumer disposable incomes
advanced 136 percent.
“One must conclude that eggs
are not contributing significantly
to the increase in the consumer’s
food budget,” Dr. Masters said.
“Certainly, today’s egg prices
are higher than a year ago, but
consumers-enjoyed two years of
severely depressed egg prices
caused by over production to
which the egg industry is now
adjusting.”
Dr. Masters estimates 1973
annual retail prices for large
eggs will average between 65
cents and 70 cents with seasonal
variations. At the same time, the
annual per capita disposable
income in 1973 is projected to
reach over $4,000, a 21 percent
increase from 1970. Retail egg
prices this year are projected to
be up from 6 percent to 14 percent
from the 1970 level. Very few
retail food items will reflect such
a modest gain in the same three
year period, and almost no other
food can compare to eggs as a
bargain for the housewife, Dr.
Masters concluded.
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