European egg production decreases by a weekly 200 million pieces

As Easter is approaching, eggs are getting more expensive Europe and it seems that shortage will occur from eggs, as the primarily result of the new European Union regulation.

According to the Friday datas of the European egg processors, since the new rules entered into force on the 1^st of January this year, European egg production decreases by a weekly 200 million pieces, which is a 10 to 15 percent decline. For this reason, prices have risen significantly, according to datas of the processors sometimes to its threefold, ie more than two euros per kilogram. (MTI Eco, Világgazdaság Online)