Jesus Bob, the moment eggs start becoming $6 a dozen in your scenario demand would drop off which would result in a suboptimal profit then they would set it back at $5
Don’t believe me? Look at the first response on this thread. “Buy chickens!” People would start finding alternatives.
Cmon man, stop making EverettChris posts.
The market sets the market clearing price, not the buyers or the sellers as a group. Millions of buyers and sellers on an individual basis act in their individual best interest. Future supply issues figures in to current market prices. You are correct that higher prices drop demand, but if $6 is the new market clearing price that is what the demand is. It won't drop unless supply increases or new cheaper alternatives are developed.