Restaurant chain operators and retailers in Japan are struggling to source eggs, according to reports, as the country faces its worst avian influenza outbreak.
Teikoku Databank said that at least 18 listed restaurant chain operators in Japan, including McDonald’s Holdings Co., have temporarily stopped selling egg-related menu items as of March 5, Bloomberg reported.
Meanwhile, some egg products have been taken off the shelves of convenience stores like 7-Eleven since January due to supply shortages in the East Asian nation, according to Teikoku Databank.
The wholesale price of eggs in Japan near-doubled to 327 yen ($2.39) per kilogram last month from the year prior, the financial research firm said….