Consumers could see egg shortages within “a matter of weeks” unless retailers raise prices to cover rapidly increasing production costs
said many farmers were choosing to stop producing rather than lose their farms, resulting in falling numbers of hens in the UK and increasing pressure on supply.BEIC chairman Andrew Joret said: “The tidal wave of cost increases will see many family farms, some of which have been producingAccording to the BEIC, the increase in uncontrollable input cost required to produce eggs, which is currently up by around 30% on farms, was showing no sign of slowing down.
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