Egg Companies Pay Money After Price Problems

雞蛋公司因價格問題支付賠償金

Jun 30, 2026, 20:46

Introduction

The US government and seventeen states made a deal with three egg companies. The companies will pay $3.3 million.

美國政府與17個州與三家雞蛋公司達成協議。這些公司將支付330萬美元。

Main Body

The government said three companies worked together. They changed the price of eggs from 2022 to 2025. This made eggs more expensive for people.

政府表示有三家公司共同操縱，在2022年至2025年間改變雞蛋價格，導致雞蛋對消費者而言變得更貴。

The companies said they did nothing wrong. They said bird sickness and COVID-19 made eggs expensive. They said there were not enough eggs to sell.

這些公司則表示自己沒有做錯，聲稱是禽流感和COVID-19導致雞蛋價格上漲，並稱當時雞蛋供應不足。

Now the companies must follow new rules. Cal-Maine pays $1.5 million. Hickman's pays $1 million. Versova pays $800,000. They will also give 53 million eggs to poor people.

現在這些公司必須遵守新規定。Cal-Maine支付150萬美元，Hickman's支付100萬美元，Versova支付80萬美元。他們還將向貧困人口捐贈5300萬顆雞蛋。

Conclusion

A judge must now agree to this deal. Egg prices are now lower than they were in March 2025.

現在必須等待法官同意這項協議。雞蛋價格目前已低於2025年3月的水平。

Vocabulary Learning

💸 Talking about Money & Change

Look at how the text describes things changing over time. This is key for A2 level communication.

1. The 'Movement' of Prices In English, we use specific words to show if something goes up or down:

More expensive $\rightarrow$ The price goes $\uparrow$
Lower $\rightarrow$ The price goes $\downarrow$

2. Comparing Now vs. Then Notice this sentence: "Egg prices are now lower than they were..."

To compare two times, use this simple map: [Current Thing] + is/are + [Comparison Word] + than + [Past Thing]

Example from text: Prices $\rightarrow$ are $\rightarrow$ lower $\rightarrow$ than $\rightarrow$ March 2025.

3. Useful Money Words

Deal: An agreement (like a promise between two people).
Pay: To give money for a service or a mistake.
Million: A very big number (1,000,000).

Vocabulary Learning

deal (n.)

An agreement between two or more people or groups

Example:The two companies signed a deal to work together.

expensive (adj.)

Costing a lot of money

Example:Fresh organic eggs are often more expensive than regular eggs.

sickness (n.)

The state of being ill or having a disease

Example:The bird sickness caused many animals to die.

follow (v.)

To obey a rule or a law

Example:All drivers must follow the speed limit.

judge (n.)

The person in a court who decides if a law was broken

Example:The judge listened to both sides before making a decision.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→