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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Catie McLeod

Australia’s egg shortage: why are consumers still scrambling six months after the bird flu outbreaks?

The low supply of eggs in some areas is partly due to a series of outbreaks of a type of high pathogenicity avian influenza last year
The low supply of eggs in some areas is partly due to a series of outbreaks of a type of high pathogenicity avian influenza last year. Photograph: David Zalubowski/AP

Australian customers looking for eggs in their local supermarkets are frequently being greeted by empty shelves, six months after last year’s avian influenza outbreaks.

So what is behind the shortages, and are they likely to ease any time soon?

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