Reddit comments are really interesting under this milquetoast article about why Canada isn't experiencing an egg shortage while the US is.

TL;DR:
- Supply management policies lead to smaller farms and a more fluid egg market within Canada
- Stronger biosecurity requirement (ex. changing boots between barns, which is considered too expensive in the US)

Startup artist seeking inspiration.  Champion of /bcard

Gotta love it when supply chain consolidation comes back to bite us in the ass. 

What are we building for again? Oh yeah, removing single points of failure. 

If only someone along the way had stopped and asked if putting all the birds into one giant box was actually a good idea...

Exactly why we need more autonomy in these systems. 

Plenty of people have been aware of why food supply chains need resiliency, but they don't have access to any of the decision making processes around the systems designs that have incentivized over consolidation...

I think the globalization movement leads to more consolidation.  The only consideration in most cases is whether or not it’s cheaper.  No one has to make a decision on whether eggs need to be a resilient industry, the invisible hand guides us towards cheaper every time.