‘Not a surprise’: what’s behind Australia’s egg shortage, and is it here to stay?

Consumers have shown a preference for free-range eggs, but those farming systems are more vulnerable to biosecurity risks like bird fluSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterGreg Mills knows his eggs. He has been working in the industry for more than 15 years: with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries; as an industry adviser to the national poultry welfare code; as a university lecturer on egg production; and as an on-farm consultant in the development of free-range farms.