Trader Joe's, Costco, Sprouts limit purchases on fresh eggs amid shortages
Trader Joe's, Costco, Sprouts limit purchases on fresh eggs amid shortages
Costco, Trader Joe's, Sprouts and other grocery stores across the U.S. are limiting how many eggs customers can buy as bird flu continues to dwindle supply.
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Sounds reasonable. People don’t need more eggs than they did before and could probably do with a fewer. Hoarding them hurts everyone.
I'm not sure there's much hoarding. They still have a relatively short shelf life. Although I will admit that this tips the scales a bit to convince people to buy eggs when they aren't sure they'll need them.
A bigger demand is going to come from food service. A lot of small restaurants need eggs, e.g. for anything battered. These places aren't big enough for Sysco, and certainly not big enough for assurances on availability. They often use suppliers like Gordon Foods, Costco, and even retail options like Aldi and Walmart.
While even a large family doesn't need more than a couple dozen eggs per week, small restaurants purchase eggs by the hundreds.