An egg shortage caused by the continued spread of avian flu has impacted shoppers across the country — just days before the holiday season gets underway.
Just a week before Thanksgiving, visitors to Trader Joe’s stores nationwide are taking to social media to report empty shelves that were previously stocked with eggs.
Shoppers at a Trader Joe’s store in the Union Market section of Washington, DC, noticed a sign on one of the shelves on Wednesday that read: “Temporarily out of eggs.”
Donella Brockington, a customer, told the Washington Post she was concerned she would not have eggs to bake for Thanksgiving.
A Chicago-area resident who tried to buy eggs at a local Trader Joe’s wrote on Reddit that the store was completely out of them.
A sign that was posted in the store read: “Where are the eggs? We’re transitioning to cage-free only which may temporarily reduce our supply. Thank you for your patience!”