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Now Tesco RATIONS eggs: Supermarket limits shoppers to just three boxes due to supply issues after Asda and Lidl brought in similar restrictions Tesco has become the latest major supermarket to impose rationing of eggs Customers are restricted to three boxes as bird flu disrupts major supply chains Last week, it was reported Asda and Lidl had also set limits on eggs for shoppers The UK is facing its largest ever bout of bird flu, with a highly pathogenic variant

By Stewart Carr For Mailonline

Published: 19:47 GMT, 21 November 2022 | Updated: 19:49 GMT, 21 November 2022

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Tesco has now joined the spate of supermarkets rationing eggs to customers as an outbreak of bird flu continues to disrupt supply chains.

Shoppers at Tesco will now be restricted to purchasing three boxes of eggs at any one time, while rivals Asda and Lidl imposed limits last week.

Farmers are paying higher prices for bird feed and energy, at the same time as the flu virus has forced a cull of thousands of birds, the BBC reports.

Tesco previously told media last week that it had good availability of stock but was working with farmers to ensure supplies stayed strong.

Asda has started limiting customers to two boxes while Lidl has imposed a three-box rule in some stores.

Wetherspoon has even removed eggs from fry-ups in a number of its pubs.

Tesco has now joined the spate of supermarkets rationing eggs to customers as an outbreak of bird flu continues to disrupt supply chains

Shoppers at Tesco will now be restricted to purchasing three boxes of eggs at any one time, while rivals Asda and Lidl imposed limits last week

Poultry farmers are facing their largest-ever outbreak of bird flu with cases escalating rapidly. At the same time some producers have given up, complaining that supermarket prices do not reflect the soaring costs of feed and energy.

An Asda spokesman said: 'We are working hard with our suppliers to resolve the industry challenges which are currently affecting all