Re:Maybe There Was an Egg Cartel After All
by ssl-3 on Monday October 19, 2026 @07:50PM
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They're commodity eggs in Costco packaging. They're even somewhat trackable; the USDA has databases[1] for this stuff.
So, for instance: The package of 24 large grade AA Kirkland-branded eggs from Costco that is in my fridge right now is stamped P3447. Plant 3447 is registered as being Daybreak Foods, 2127 110th Street, Otsego, Michigan (not Costco).
Milk is the same way: One can read the printing on the bottle and determine where it was processed.
So, for instance: The package of 24 large grade AA Kirkland-branded eggs from Costco that is in my fridge right now is stamped P3447. Plant 3447 is registered as being Daybreak Foods, 2127 110th Street, Otsego, Michigan (not Costco).
Milk is the same way: One can read the printing on the bottle and determine where it was processed.
[1]: The interface is genuinely awful, but: https://publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov/t/MRP_PUB/views/AMSLPQA...