A supermarket boss has warned Aussies will likely be forced to pay more for eggs in the coming weeks due to shortages linked to bird flu. Two of Australia’s biggest supermarket chains, Woolworths and Coles, limited the number of egg cartons customers can purchase across most of Australia’s east coast as the industry continues to be hit by a deadly strain of bird flu. Woolworths has had a two-pack limit per person for customers in NSW, the ACT and Victoria since Thursday.
Coles has restricted customers to two cartons each at all stores except in Western Australia since early June. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. Ritchies IGA has already experienced a 10 to 20 per cent increase in demand, chief executive Fred Harrison said, and the supermarket will introduce buying limits in Victoria from Wednesday.
“Our egg supplier in Victoria met with us and said they are now starting to run a bit short,” he told NewsWire. “Demand is increasing significantly. As of today in Victoria, we are moving to a two-pack limit on eggs.
“We haven’t in NSW or Queensland at this stage ...
but if I go by what has happened in Victoria, it might be another one or two days before we change our position. Limits in all of our stores.” He warned prices would “definitely” increase as a result of the shortages.
“There definitely will be price increases coming through,” he said. “I’ve been advised by our team that there are going to .
