Yes, yesterday I needed eggs again. Not in a semi-figurative sense, however, but I was standing in front of the egg shelf at Migros in Bern and was undecided for a long time. Among the choices were: 6 Swiss eggs in a carton, free-range, 53g+, animal welfare 4 out of 5 stars, climate compatibility 3 out of 5 stars, price CHF 3.00 6 Bernese eggs in a carton, free-range, 53g+, animal welfare 4 out of 5 stars, climate compatibility 3 out of 5 stars, price CHF 3.70 The Bernese eggs do not come from hens scratching in front of the wooden farmhouse depicted on the carton, but from a large 18,000-hen barn in Kirchlindach, which delivers around 17,000 eggs to the packing plant every day. Now the question: Does anyone happen to know what the additional price of a whopping 23.3% for eggs "from the region" is due to, apart from the shorter transportation route (slight irony)? Who knows, if I was aware of this, I might even be happy to spend the extra 70 centimes. Yesterday, however, like many other undecided people, I decided to go for Swiss eggs for the time being.
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3 years ago
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Maybe this will help you a little: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aus_der_Region._F%C3%BCr_die_Region. For me it's more (casually speaking) a "marketing stunt" to be able to charge higher prices... The (naive) customers believe everything anyway, you just have to "sell" it accordingly... Migros will come up with a (marketing) compliant answer, you just have to wait a little, sometimes it takes a while...
3 years ago
If animal welfare is important to you, then choose the Demeter eggs where the male is not killed! It may cost more than CHF 1, but it's definitely worth it to me!
3 years ago
3 years ago
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Maybe this will help you a little: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aus_der_Region._F%C3%BCr_die_Region. For me it's more (casually speaking) a "marketing stunt" to be able to charge higher prices... The (naive) customers believe everything anyway, you just have to "sell" it accordingly... Migros will come up with a (marketing) compliant answer, you just have to wait a little, sometimes it takes a while...
Demeter is not a gag but the strictest organic label which can also be traced!
3 years ago
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3 years ago
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Maybe this will help you a little: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aus_der_Region._F%C3%BCr_die_Region. For me it's more (casually speaking) a "marketing stunt" to be able to charge higher prices... The (naive) customers believe everything anyway, you just have to "sell" it accordingly... Migros will come up with a (marketing) compliant answer, you just have to wait a little, sometimes it takes a while...
The link only works halfway, this one is better: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aus_der_Region._Für_die_Region. The Wikipedia article also doesn't say anything that would logically justify the additional price. Unless, of course, you want to provide additional support to the businesses simply because they are - more or less - in the same region as the consumer, i.e. in the sense of a donation. How much of the steep surcharge actually reaches the businesses in the region would then be another question.
3 years ago
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3 years ago
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The link only works halfway, this one is better: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aus_der_Region._Für_die_Region. The Wikipedia article also doesn't say anything that would logically justify the additional price. Unless, of course, you want to provide additional support to the businesses simply because they are - more or less - in the same region as the consumer, i.e. in the sense of a donation. How much of the steep surcharge actually reaches the businesses in the region would then be another question.
Oh boy, when inserting the link, the ü becomes an F%C3%BCr! Well, even those at Wikipedia should know that umlauts don't belong in a URL.
3 years ago
I've been buying eggs directly from the farm for years. I can look at the hens straight away and the eggs are no more than 2-3 days old (the farmer's wife had already fetched some for me directly from the henhouse when there were none left). The cartons are usually used more than 20 times, they taste better and only cost 50 Rp/each and yet the farmer earns more. Just look at a few farms and then compare taste/price/location. Milk too, by the way. Guaranteed no silo and at 1.20/liter both sides benefit.
3 years ago
Hello sirio60, thank you for your question. We can well understand your surprise at the price difference. This is primarily due to the smaller procurement volume and the smaller procurement area. This makes the procurement of eggs more expensive if they come exclusively from one canton instead of from the whole of Switzerland. Kind regards, Matteo
3 years ago
3 years ago
Hello sirio60, thank you for your question. We can well understand your surprise at the price difference. This is primarily due to the smaller procurement volume and the smaller procurement area. This makes the procurement of eggs more expensive if they come exclusively from one canton instead of from the whole of Switzerland. Kind regards, Matteo
Sorry, but this justification raises the question for me as to whether the products are really sold regionally or whether they are simply sorted and specially packaged in the same factory and transported over the same distance as normal eggs. This would make a mockery of both the approach and the advertising.
3 years ago
3 years ago
Sorry, but this justification raises the question for me as to whether the products are really sold regionally or whether they are simply sorted and specially packaged in the same factory and transported over the same distance as normal eggs. This would make a mockery of both the approach and the advertising.
Regarding transport routes, the Wikipedia article mentioned above states the following in relation to the criticism from consumer organizations: "Migros' claim that the label would result in shorter transport routes is also criticized. Due to the geographical location of the slaughterhouses (e.g. for chickens) and Migros' egg inspection facilities, transportation times of several hours would occur for eggs and meat."
3 years ago
The best choice for eggs is always: brother hen + organic, whereby Demeter always fulfills these conditions. Then at least the chickens had it good and their brothers were not gassed or shredded.