With parts of the country seeing a shortage of eggs, some stores are limiting customers to purchasing only a certain number of cartons to preserve supply. The American Egg Board weighed in.
With eggs in short supply, some retailers around the country are putting limits on the number of cartons customers can buy at one time. The discount grocery store Lidl told a New York news outlet that certain brands of eggs sold at its stores are limited to two dozen per customer. 'Specialty egg brands, including cage-free, free-range and organic, do not have limitations at this time at Lidl US,' Lidl told News 12.
Keeping their birds safe and healthy is every egg farmer's top priority, and they are working around the clock to protect their birds, replenish supply and keep those eggs coming.'
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