Tesco is the latest supermarket to set limits on the number of eggs each customer can purchase.
Britain's biggest supermarket chain has introduced the measures amid food shortage concerns. Tesco customers will be limited to three boxes of eggs per shop, despite earlier claims of "good availability" across stores.
The decision follows similar moves by Lidl - with three-box rules also implemented across stores - and Asda which currently has a two-box restriction in place - with both supermarkets introducing the measures last week. The rationing decision was taken as a "precaution", with the company continuing to work with supply partners. Rival firms- including Sainsbury's and Morrisons - are not currently operating under any restrictions on egg purchasing in their stores..
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The move comes at a difficult time for poultry farmers who are facing dual blows as a result of the cost of living cri sis and an outbreak of Avian Flu (bird flu).
Soaring energy costs in recent months as well as the increase in chicken feed pricing due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine continues to make things harder for farmers, with Britain's largest-ever bird flu outbreak adding to the difficulty.
Farmers have also warned about the lack of money they receive from supermarkets for the sale of eggs in stores.
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