The Government has stepped in to issue reassurance that the UK will not run out of eggs, after a number of supermarkets started rationing. The Environment Secretary has said there are still nearly 14 million egg-laying hens in the UK and she is confident “we can get through this supply difficulty”.
Therese Coffey’s comments came after Labour MP Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) asked her in the Commons: “Some supermarkets are now rationing eggs and ahead of Christmas, there’s real concern about the supply of turkeys.
“Avian influenza has meant that the British Free Range (Egg) Producers Association have said that a third of members have cut back on production, so, can the Secretary of State say what the Government is doing to help poultry farmers through what is a very challenging time?”
