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Supervalue And Government Partner To Slash Rising Eggs Cost

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Shoppers at Super Value Golden Gates rushing to get their hands on these eggs after an extensive decline in cost.

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10 months ago

March 3, 2025

Joshua Williams

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Shoppers at Super Value Golden Gates rushing to get their hands on these eggs.

Egg prices have jumped to all-time highs due in part to an outbreak of avian flu, or bird flu, that has been afflicting egg-laying hens in the U.S. since 2022.

Over the past three years, about 166 million birds have been affected by the deadly avian flu, according to the US Agriculture Department.

What’s happening in the North American country is also impacting prices here in The Bahamas.

A dozen eggs that were at one point over ten dollars, now going for 3 dollars and 79 cents before adding value-added tax.

I spoke to some of those shoppers who were the first to get their hands on the eggs.

Like this pastry chef, who says it will help cut the cost of doing business.

Jill – Resident
“We would use more of the eggs more do than a regular chef. This right now is just my house. So this isn’t / I’m hoping to come back and get a case. I don’t know if they have a limit on what you can get here.”

These two shoppers say they buy eggs frequently – adding that the last few months have been rough.

Kay Hanna – Resident
“With eggs it helps people to eat something better than nothing. Yinno it’s really hard. It’s a struggle in this country.”

Jonathan Williams – Resident
“We have sourced eggs outside of the US. And as a result of this, we’re gonna be able to offer the public a significant reduction in the piece of eggs. And we say significant, it’s gonna be less than half.”

So, what’s behind the drastic drop? A partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources and Super Value.

A part of that partnership is also sourcing eggs from outside the United States.

Neil Campbell – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources
“Today we’re glad Super Value and the other food store chains and even those persons who go to the farmers market on Saturdays were all trying to bring down the price of eggs to considerable / an acceptable amount. And today we’re glad to say that the Super Value chain of stores, they would have reached out to the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources referencing to sourcing some eggs from other areas who we’ve been trading with for a number of years. And we have placed it into the hands of BAFSA, who’s in charge of all those safety concerns, with all the requisite protocols and everything else.”

Deborah Symonette – President and CFO, Super Value
“Ah what 2,3,79? First time I’ve seen it in my life. When eggs goes up to 24 dollars, right now I think this is a good thing.”