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Asda now rationing eggs as supermarket customers limited to two packs each
The ongoing avian flu has resulted in the culling of 48million chickens and has subsequently affected the UK egg industry with customers in one Asda told to purchase just two boxes
Customers at one Asda store were told that they were limited to buying just two boxes of eggs per shopper.
The Coryton branch in Cardiff had a notice that explained the egg rationing was due to "low availability" with staff "working hard to keep the shelves stocked with items for everyone".
A spokesman for Asda said that the chain may have been one of the last of the UK's major supermarkets to introduce restrictions as they explained what the state of the UK egg industry looks like, Wales Online reported.
Several branches of Sainsbury’s shared similar messages that were found in Asda, with one notice stating: "Can’t find the eggs you want? We’re dealing with supplier issues right now. We’re sorry for any hassle this causes."
The ongoing avian flu outbreak, which has forced the culling of around 48million UK chickens as well as rising energy costs means the egg industry continues to reach a critical stage.
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, said: "Retailers are experts at managing supply chains and will continue to work hard to ensure minimal impact to customers despite ongoing supply chain pressures.”
Welsh egg farmer Ioan Humphreys has instead shone the lights on supermarkets, stating that they do not pay people like him enough, as he took to Twitter.
"The price of new birds has gone up but our price of eggs has stayed the same," he tweeted.
"We physically can’t afford to produce these eggs.
"Avian flu is not the main reason we're in an egg shortage, it's supermarkets doing as they please again."
However, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contends that there is no "immediate threat" to the food supply chain, including eggs.
The average cost of a flock of 32,000 hens is an estimated £1.24million compared to the average revenue from egg sales that brings in just £921,000.
A spokesman of the British Free Range Egg Producers Association said: "We warned 10 months ago that producers would pause or halt production if they weren’t paid a fair price for their product and that the knock-on effect would be fewer hens and fewer eggs."
Daily Star Sunday
The ongoing avian flu has resulted in the culling of 48million chickens and has subsequently affected the UK egg industry with customers in one Asda told to purchase just two boxes
Customers at one Asda store were told that they were limited to buying just two boxes of eggs per shopper.
The Coryton branch in Cardiff had a notice that explained the egg rationing was due to "low availability" with staff "working hard to keep the shelves stocked with items for everyone".
A spokesman for Asda said that the chain may have been one of the last of the UK's major supermarkets to introduce restrictions as they explained what the state of the UK egg industry looks like, Wales Online reported.
Several branches of Sainsbury’s shared similar messages that were found in Asda, with one notice stating: "Can’t find the eggs you want? We’re dealing with supplier issues right now. We’re sorry for any hassle this causes."
The ongoing avian flu outbreak, which has forced the culling of around 48million UK chickens as well as rising energy costs means the egg industry continues to reach a critical stage.
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, said: "Retailers are experts at managing supply chains and will continue to work hard to ensure minimal impact to customers despite ongoing supply chain pressures.”
Welsh egg farmer Ioan Humphreys has instead shone the lights on supermarkets, stating that they do not pay people like him enough, as he took to Twitter.
"The price of new birds has gone up but our price of eggs has stayed the same," he tweeted.
"We physically can’t afford to produce these eggs.
"Avian flu is not the main reason we're in an egg shortage, it's supermarkets doing as they please again."
However, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contends that there is no "immediate threat" to the food supply chain, including eggs.
The average cost of a flock of 32,000 hens is an estimated £1.24million compared to the average revenue from egg sales that brings in just £921,000.
A spokesman of the British Free Range Egg Producers Association said: "We warned 10 months ago that producers would pause or halt production if they weren’t paid a fair price for their product and that the knock-on effect would be fewer hens and fewer eggs."
Daily Star Sunday