Retailers may struggle to fulfill cage-free egg vows

Foodservice businesses may have an easier time living up to their promises to source only cage-free eggs than retailers, Cal-Maine Foods CEO Dolph Baker said.Baker pointed out that for now, there is currently an oversupply of cage-free eggs. He said that following the avian influenza outbreak of 2015, many of the egg producers that did not have flocks affected by avian influenza and did not have restocking expenses, “plowed a lot of money back into the market, particularly the cage-free market, so currently it is overproduced today.The difference in retail prices of cage-free eggs and the less expensive eggs produced with the use of cages has been noticed by consumers, and reports have indicated that many shoppers are not willing to pay extra for cage-free eggs.