The Price of Eggs

 

I hear that north of the border the price for a dozen eggs is around $5.  Here in Mexico, people are also complaining about the price of eggs, even though they are much cheaper than in the United States.  Earlier this week I bought a dozen eggs at Walmart.  They were not large, but the price was 45 pesos.  That's around $2.20 U.S. dollars.  Alejandro generally buys eggs by the kilo at the neighborhood store, and the price has been around 70 pesos.  There are usually 18 eggs in a kilo, so the price per egg comes out about the same.

Speaking of eggs, many visitors from the U.S. are surprised when the go to a supermarket in Mexico and see the eggs sitting out on the shelf rather than in the refrigerator section.  The U.S. is one of the few countries in the world where eggs are washed before before being sold.  The washing removes the natural protective layer that covers the eggs, and thus makes them more susceptible to contamination and spoilage.  However, when I return from the supermarket I put my carton of eggs in the refrigerator, partly out of habit, but mostly because they take up counter space.