South African supermarket retailers are grappling with a severe egg shortage as a result of a widespread bird flu outbreak.
SA poultry farmers have warned of chicken and egg shortages as they battle ‘the worst bird flu outbreak ever to hit the country’. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Grocery store chains said they have been forced to hike prices and ration eggs, as producers contend with the disease, which has caused the loss of millions of chickens since April.Woolworths selling strategy – eggs “We continue to work closely with our egg suppliers, securing as much stock as possible and utilising our supply chain to transport it to regions experiencing shortages,” it said.
“It’s affecting our business because we can’t just hike up our prices overnight… our suppliers don’t have eggs and when we go to the supermarkets, they tell us we can only buy one crate of eggs, which is nothing for us”.
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