The egg shortage has left free range egg suppliers scrambling to keep up with soaring demand as some supermarket stores' shelves are left bare. However, Patel said he has yet to notice an egg shortage. KELLY HODEL/STUFF Demand for free range eggs is has high as it has ever been. If one of those farms developed an issue, it caused a major supply issue, he said. It was hard to know how much of the demand was a result of consumers switching to free range or cage free eggs, he said.

Source: Stuff April 13, 2019 17:02 UTC