According to free range egg farmers the cost of feeding hens has gone up by at least 50%, while the price of fuel has increased by 30%.
As a result, keepers are legally required to keep their birds indoors and follow strict biosecurity measures to limit the spread and eradicate the disease.
Director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, Andrew Opie, said that avian flu"has disrupted the supply of some egg ranges" and that"some stores" have introduced temporary limits on egg sales per customer. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , said that with 38 million laying hens nationwide it believes the"impact on overall supply would likely be minimal".
But a spokesperson added:"We understand the difficulties that rising costs combined with the bird flu outbreak are causing for farmers and we are working with industry to monitor the egg market."
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