Australian egg producers say there are plenty of eggs around despite disruptions to the industry supply chain.
Australian Eggs managing director Rowan McMonnies' comments came after photos of empty supermarket shelves appeared on social media.
In a statement to ABC Rural, Mr McMonnies responded to consumer concerns and said there was no cause for alarm.
Mr McMonnies said there was no imbalance between supply and demand, but there were some disruptions to the industry supply chain because of inflationary pressures affecting the economy.
"Egg farmers are feeling this as much as other food producers with the price of feed, power and transport up significantly in a short period," he said.
"This can be disruptive as they need to move their egg supply to products, segments and customers that are able to cover as much of this increase as possible.
Tamworth cage egg producer Bede Bourke said the cost of production had hit farmers hard.
He said he expected supply to be tighter for the next six to 10 weeks, but expected a more secure supply after that.
"We will come out of it. There will be plenty of eggs on the supermarket shelves in the near future," Mr Bede said.
Supermarkets say otherwise
Australia's major supermarket outlets have blamed a shortage of supply as the reason behind the bare shelves.
A Woolworths supermarket spokesperson said fewer eggs were being produced locally.
A Coles supermarket said they too were experiencing a shortage.
"We are experiencing temporary reduced availability in our eggs range due to production challenges," he said.
"We are working hard to restock stores as quickly as possible."
