Shoppers in Estonia are struggling to find organic eggs as domestic producers replace their laying flocks, ERR News reports.
Retailers say organic eggs are selling out by lunchtime in both large chains and smaller shops. Selver said suppliers expect normal availability to return in December now that new hens have started laying. Lauri Bobrovski of Äntu Mõis, which produces the Kikerikii brand and supplies about half of the country's organic eggs, said output had fallen by 80 per cent because four of its five flocks were replaced too close together.
Bobrovski said replacements usually happen in summer, which made this autumn's gap more noticeable. He warned that egg prices are expected to rise in November because of higher input costs, a change unrelated to the shortage. The company plans a new barn to increase capacity.
Source: ERR News
