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After Dec. 31, 2024, nearly all eggs sold in Michigan must come from cage-free birds under a 2019 amendment to the Animal Industry Act.
The law excludes farms with fewer than 3,000 hens and does not apply to liquid or cooked eggs. It prohibits selling eggs for affected farms if hens cannot stand within their usable floor space. The law mandates chickens must not be confined in ways that restrict lying down, standing, extending limbs, or turning freely, following United Egg Producers’ 2017 cage-free standards, according to report details from FOX Business.
Egg prices are expected to remain high into 2025 due to ongoing bird flu outbreaks and seasonal holiday demand, according to Wells Fargo’s Kevin Bergquist, who noted elevated prices since 2023 from supply disruptions.
Wholesale egg prices surged 55% in November, but consumer prices at grocery stores vary. The Consumer Price Index shows grocery prices rose 0.5% in November, with eggs seeing the largest increase among food categories. Prices for meat, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.7% in November, but prices for eggs rose 8.2%, according to Fox Business.
Michigan will be forced to pay for cage-free eggs come January. Michigan residents earn the 11th lowest income in the nation, but we’re somehow supposed to afford bougie eggs. #CageFreeComeJanuary #PoorMichiganPaysMore4Less https://t.co/M378BaRlzx pic.twitter.com/PYeQMQ8DzE
— Heather Dow (@PatriotPostGirl) December 17, 2024
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