Friday 11 November 2022, 1:09 PM
Supermarkets are rationalizing egg sales because of supply chain problems that have led to higher prices and empty shelves.
Due to rising prices and shortages, the staple food is experiencing a steep rise in its price. This is partly due to recent orders to house all birds in doors as a result of the huge spike in bird flu.
Stephen Dresser (CEO of Grocery Insight) shared photos to Twitter from a Lidl discount store that limits egg sales for customers.
The image contains a notice for Lidl shoppers, which states: “Customer disclaimer. We need enough for everyone.” To ensure everyone gets the essentials, eggs are limited at 3 units per customer.
In another, he took a photo of a Sainsbury’s shelf that was empty and said there was a shortage.
This is after the Office for National Statistics released figures this morning that showed that the UK’s economy has contracted again and that commodity prices have risen.
According to the Food and Drink Association, eggs inflation rose by 22.3 percent.
Yesterday’s retail publication The Grocer reported that eggs prices had risen by 50 percent. Some retailers are considering “rationing” eggs.
Andrew Opie (director of food and sustainability at British Retail Consortium) spoke on behalf the industry.
“While bird flu has disrupted the supply of some batches of eggs, retailers are experts in supply chain management and are working hard to minimize the impact on customers,” he said of the egg shortage.
Sainsbury, Lidl and Tesco declined comment on the egg shortage.
City AM was informed by the British Egg Industry Council: “The pressure on supply resulted in a number of contributing elements. Bird flu has resulted in the death of many chickens. High cost of production, which means that producers are struggling to break even; decrease in the number of hens for colonies as retailers move towards empty cages; And strong consumer demand.”
While eggs supply and demand fluctuate, we expect availability to return back to normal levels once cost pressures ease. The industry will work closely with retailers to get eggs off the shelves as soon as possible to meet consumer demand.
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