Soaring demand for fresh eggs during the coronavirus lockdown has led to widespread shortages and price rises across the mults. Demand has remained high since, with volumes up 16.6% year on year in the week ending 25 April 2020, despite a 4.8% price hike on average.

“While the initial panic buying of food has ceased, easing some of the pressure on the supply chain, we are seeing consumers use more eggs at home due to the COVID-19 lockdown, and the industry has been doing its utmost to ensure eggs get to shops as quickly as possible.”

“When the law goes into effect on January 1st of next year, we will likely see a severe shortage of eggs,” state Sen. 1, 2022, unless lawmakers successfully pass legislation to reduce that 1.5 square feet requirement to 1 square foot — consistent with laws in other states.

Stress-baking and hoarding have led to a retail egg shortage.

Many stores have been sold out of chocolate eggs all week. The demand, say retailers, has been fuelled by special offers, increased consumer demand generally and a desire to treat loved ones during Covid restrictions.

The ovaries produce the egg cells, called the ova or oocytes. The oocytes are then transported to the fallopian tube where fertilization by a sperm may occur. The fertilized egg then moves to the uterus, where the uterine lining has thickened in response to the normal hormones of the reproductive cycle.

Supermarkets typically sell off chocolate eggs for cheap after Easter in order to clear stock. However, shoppers may be disappointed to know that some retailers have already sold out of the treats this year.

This custom of the Easter egg, according to many sources, can be traced to early Christians of Mesopotamia, and from there it spread into Eastern Europe and Siberia through the Orthodox Churches, and later into Europe through the Catholic and Protestant Churches.

Menopause Causes Menopause occurs naturally when a woman’s ovaries run out of functioning eggs. At the time of birth, most females have about 1 to 3 million eggs, which are gradually lost throughout a woman’s life.

In today’s health-hype world we live in, we now know the importance of our gut bacteria for our health. Egg yolks contain a compound called lecithin. Your gut bacteria convert this compound into a chemical TMAO and high level of TMAO is linked to an increased risk for heart attack or stroke[9].

Rabbits usually give birth to a big litter of babies (called kittens), so they became a symbol of new life. Legend has it that the Easter Bunny lays, decorates and hides eggs as they are also a symbol of new life. This is why some children might enjoy Easter egg hunts as part of the festival.

Australia’s egg producers are going to extra lengths to refill supermarket shelves emptied by shoppers stocking up for self-isolation and home cooking. More time at home has created extra time for baking, and demand for eggs is high.

On a national scale, Egg Farmers Australia chief executive Melinda Hashimoto said strict biosecurity, food hygiene, and handling procedures had been stepped up to keep delivering the 17.2 million eggs eaten every day across Australia during an international pandemic.

CFMEU have planned to strike against fiber packaging company Huhtamaki, who are responsible for 70 per cent of Australia’s egg packaging (pictured in supermarket), on Friday  The fiber packaging company is responsible for 70 per cent of Australia’s egg packaging.

It warned the planned union strikes, demanding an annual four per cent pay rise, could impact the daily packaging of 7.5 million eggs. General manager of Huhtamaki Fiber Packaging Oceania, John Sartori, said the strike would affect over one third of its customers. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next