Producers are calling for an increase of around 40p for a dozen eggs.
The news comes as it was confirmed another Scottish farm has been hit by Avian Influenza bringing the total to four, with 190,000 hens lost.
The Scottish commercial flock has already dropped from more than five million to around 4.5m according to Robert Thompson, NFU Scotland’s poultry working group chair. “Avian flu will have an impact on supply but nothing to the degree that the papers and retailers are making out,” said Thompson. “We reckon that UK wide there will be a reduction of 3.5% and normally that could be absorbed because everybody has a little bit of cushioning in the system.”
However even if the supermarkets do start paying more, it will not be an “overnight fix” as units would have to be restocked, Thompson pointed out. A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “We are aware that there are a number of issues affecting egg supplies, such as the impact of Avian Influenza on all commercial flocks, the cost of living increases and a number of other issues, including labour shortages across all sectors of the industry.“The issue of egg shortages is being monitored to ensure any disruption to supplies is minimised and to assess the impact of current egg prices on producers.
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