![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/brits-warned-no-eggs-by-christmas-unless-government-steps-in-as-shortages-loom/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_PAY-Sainsburys-empty-EGG-shelves.jpg&description=Brits have been warned that there could be "no eggs by Christmas" as poultry farmers claim they need to be paid more by supermarkets with current egg prices not "sustainable"There's been a shortage of eggs across supermarkets, including Sainsbury's British egg producers have warned that the UK could face serious egg shortages by Christmas if the government doesn't intervene. The warnings come as suppliers are dealing with a multitude of issues including an outbreak of bird flu and rising production costs caused by inflation and rocketing energy prices. Shoppers at major supermarkets across the UK have been reporting shortages in recent weeks, with photos of empty shelves circulating online. In one photo, a notice on an empty Sainsbury's shelf in Dorking read: "We are currently experiencing supply issues across our fresh eggs range, we are working hard to resolve these and apologise for any inconvenience caused.' Sainsbury's said they were experiencing supply issues with eggs ( Bav Media) On Monday all poultry farmers were ordered to bring their flocks indoors in a bid to curb the increasing number of cases of avian flu, as the UK experiences its largest ever breakout. Charles Mears, poultry farmer at Wood Farm in Wareseley, Cambridgeshire said that keeping flocks in enclosures can increase production costs for egg farmers and that is is no longer economically viable to farm hens. He told The Telegraph : 'It's a genuine threat to the industry. We've been warning people for a long time, but people have been expecting cheap food, which just isn't sustainable. It's like watching a slow car crash. 'If the government does not intervene to support farmers, there will be no eggs by Christmas.' He also said that as well as support from the government, farmers need to be paid 40p more per dozen eggs to just break even and claims that they have not benefited from the increasing egg prices in shops. Empty egg shelves have been spotted around the country ( Bav Media) Ioan Humphr){kind=link}
Brits have been warned that there could be “no eggs by Christmas” as poultry farmers claim they need to be paid more by supermarkets with current egg prices not “sustainable”
British egg producers have warned that the UK could face serious egg shortages by Christmas if the government doesn’t intervene.
The warnings come as suppliers are dealing with a multitude of issues including an outbreak of bird flu and rising production costs caused by inflation and rocketing energy prices.
Shoppers at major supermarkets across the UK have been reporting shortages in recent weeks, with photos of empty shelves circulating online.
In one photo, a notice on an empty Sainsbury’s shelf in Dorking read: “We are currently experiencing supply issues across our fresh eggs range, we are working hard to resolve these and apologise for any inconvenience caused.”