Sure, but the non-fungibility reintroduces the distribution and packaging complications. Part of the premise was to “sell these on the wholesale market as if they were totally normal eggs.” The decoupling only works under fungibility assumptions, i.e., when the quality difference is not distinguishable or not important. Fortunately, this is close enough to true for many parts of the market and a partial solution is still progress.
Presumably the welfare premium is reduced if the ethical egg providers can recoup some costs from a quality premium
Sure, but the non-fungibility reintroduces the distribution and packaging complications. Part of the premise was to “sell these on the wholesale market as if they were totally normal eggs.” The decoupling only works under fungibility assumptions, i.e., when the quality difference is not distinguishable or not important. Fortunately, this is close enough to true for many parts of the market and a partial solution is still progress.