Thieves stole approximately 100,000 eggs, valued at $40,000, from a distribution trailer at Pete and Gerry’s Organics in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night.
Local police are investigating but have not released further details.
Pete and Gerry’s is cooperating with law enforcement. The theft occurs amid rising egg prices, driven by bird flu outbreaks and heightened holiday demand.
Over the past year, U.S. egg prices have surged by 50%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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