Which comes first, the consumer or the cage-free egg? Neither, lament farmers.
Although some 70 percent of U.S. egg production will come from cage-free hens in 2025 to meet food industry commitments, the market for cage-free eggs is thin at the moment, says United Egg Producers, a farmers’ cooperative. UEP chief executive Chad Gregory told Food Navigator, “We are stuck right now” because producers are not seeing the… » Read More
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