RETAILERS across the US have resorted to imposing limits on customers in response to an egg shortage that is sweeping the nation.
Crates are flying off the shelves as a panic-buying culture, not seen since the Covid pandemic, has set in.
Chains have turned to restrictions as they try to grapple between supply and demand for the household staple.
BJ’s Wholesale Club chiefs have limited shoppers to a maximum of two crates, according to an X post.
But, shoppers desperate to buy a crate have often been left disappointed as they’ve been met with empty shelves.
It has prompted the retailer to issue grovelling apologies.
“We apologize for the inconvenience,” a representative for the company said on X.
There are more than 250 BJ’s Wholesale locations across the US, and the chain is smaller compared to rivals like Costco and Sam’s Club.
But it’s only a one of a number of retailers that are limiting purchases on eggs.
More than 120 million turkeys and chickens have been culled as the avian virus H5N1 wreaks havoc on farms.
Data from the US Department of Agriculture revealed more than 20 million egg-laying chickens died in the last quarter of 2024.
And shortages have really started to impact consumers.
Shoppers in Costco were seen brawling as they tried to pick up the last-remaining crates on shelves.
Costco chiefs came under a barrage of calls to impose some form of restrictions.
And it appears bosses have heeded the demands from its members.
Two lines were created outside a store in California – one for egg-buying customers and the other for non-egg buying members.
And at a warehouse in Hawthorne, California, shoppers have been limited to three crates.
Egg prices by state
The average egg price for one dozen eggs by state is as follows:
Hawaii: $9.73 Florida: $6.36 Alabama: $6.12 Nevada: $6.07 California: $6.05 Arizona: $6.03 Georgia: $5.96 Maine: $5.84 Wyoming: $5.84 Colorado: $5.77 South Carolina: $5.76 Vermont: $5.70 Utah: $5.67 New Mexico: $5.65 Tennessee: $5.61 North Carolina: $5.60 Louisiana: $5.59 Connecticut: $5.54 Montana: $5.46 Texas: $5.43 New York: $5.37 Minnesota: $5.10 Rhode Island: $5.10 Idaho: $5.09 New Jersey: $5.05 Massachusetts: $5.04 Mississippi: $5.04 South Dakota: $5.00 Virginia: $4.96 Arkansas: $4.95 Oklahoma: $4.92 New Hampshire: $4.91 Washington: $4.91 North Dakota: $4.83 Illinois: $4.82 Michigan: $4.82 Oregon: $4.81 Delaware: $4.79 Maryland: $4.78 Wisconsin: $4.78 West Virginia: $4.64 Alaska: $4.61 Pennsylvania: $4.52 Kentucky: $4.51 Iowa: $4.44 Kansas: $4.41 Ohio: $4.39 Indiana: $4.33 Nebraska: $4.25 Missouri: $4.24Source: World Population Review
Sam’s Club chiefs have issued a two-item rule in a bid to cope with the high demand.
Rules have also been rolled out across Trader Joe’s outlets in the US.
And, even restaurant chains have resorted to taking strict action.
Bosses at Waffle House, America’s largest breakfast chain, have imposed a 50 cent surcharge for each egg purchased.
Chiefs couldn’t confirm how long the surcharge will remain in place.
But, it doesn’t appear that bosses at Cracker Barrel will be following suit.
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