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UK retailers look to EU as egg sector cracks under pressure

The UK egg market is cracking under the strain of mounting costs as the sector battles one of the worst-ever outbreaks of avian flu, leading supermarkets to ration eggs and look towards the EU to fill the market gap.

The supply concerns have led some UK retailers to look towards the EU to compensate for the eggs shortage, prompting outrage from in UK farmers. [SHUTTERSTOCK]

Natasha Foote Euractiv.com 23-11-2022 11:02 4 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project
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