$40,000 worth of eggs stolen in a robbery

The value of the shipment was estimated at 40,000 US dollars.

The Pennsylvania State Police declared that they are investigating this robbery.

This theft occurs as the United States faces a shortage and rising prices of eggs.

Indeed, American producers have had to cull millions of hens due to the current avian influenza epidemic (H5N1).

«Thieves could sell them or even use them for vandalism,» stated somewhat surprisingly in an email Megan Frazer, spokesperson for the state police.

Pete & Gerry’s Organics, an organic and pasture-raised egg producer that works with family farms, has stated that it is enhancing its security and monitoring to «prevent this from happening again».

According to Expana, a company that tracks commodity prices, grocery stores and restaurants are currently paying 7.79 dollars for a dozen large eggs from the Midwest, the industry standard, while they were paying 3.33 dollars last year.

In response to the egg shortage, some American grocery stores are imposing carton limits for consumers, and some restaurants have raised their prices.

Last week, the Waffle House chain, which claims to serve more than 272 million eggs per year, introduced a 50 cent surcharge on each egg served.