WASHINGTON ( AP) — The American Egg Board acknowledges shortages as it donated 30,000 eggs for annual White House Easter Egg roll.
Egg Board President and CEO Emily Metz says the eggs were hand-dyed by board staff and volunteers and delivered to the White House on Friday.
She said the board understands the frustration felt by egg farmers and consumers over the egg shortage caused by the spread of avian flu and how expensive it’s become to buy a dozen.
She said these donated eggs were small and medium, sizes not typically sold by retailers, to avoid contributing to even higher prices. Nearly 9 million dozen eggs are sold daily in the United States, she noted.
“You cannot have the White House Easter Egg Roll without real eggs,” Metz said in an interview.