Happy Egg Co. Large Free Range Eggs 6 pack

Farmers are warning too small a percentage of the price increases introduced across the egg category in recent weeks are being passed on to hard-up producers.

Egg prices have been rising steadily in the major supermarkets over the past two months, with data from Assosia showing there were a total of 241 price increases and just three price cuts across the big four, Waitrose, Lidl and Aldi between 21 March and 4 July, with many lines seeing multiple rises.

Notable increases within this period included a 30.3% hike in a 6-pack of Merevale British Free Range eggs in Aldi, a 27.5% increase a large Morrisons British Free Range 6-pack and a 25% hike in a Big and Free 6-pack in the same retailer.

And in total, some 53 out of the 177 fresh egg SKUs sold across the selected retailers saw price