The Price of Happy Hens: A Hedonic Analysis of Retail Egg Prices

The Price of Happy Hens: A Hedonic Analysis of Retail Egg Prices

This paper analyzes price differentials among conventional, cage-free, organic, and Omega-3 eggs using retail scanner data from two regional markets and the United States as a whole. Results reveal significant premiums attributable to cage-free (a 57% premium on average) and organic (an 85% premium...

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Main Authors:	Jae Bong Chang, Jayson L. Lusk, F. Bailey Norwood
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Western Agricultural Economics Association 2010-12-01
Series:	Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Subjects:	animal welfare cage-free eggs free-range hedonic organic
Online Access:	https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/97855

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