Farmers in Australia produce 183 million eggs daily 668 billion yearly but customers in the supermarkets have noticed the product is in short supply and prices have risen for the staple and the industry does not expect that to change for the next few years.

Its effecting the restaurant industry and even small coffee shops the overseas Avian Bird Influenza problem seeing the sad cull of birds in large farms in Victoria but Bio Security Australia says our nation is safe through it strict protocols.

Gilgranda chook farmer Ian Freath popular around markets across the Western Plans and Central West selling egg laying Hens says there has been a dramatic upswing in free range official figures say 57% increase.

‘’Free range is taking up the slack over Caged Eggs which is suffering a major shortage,’’

‘’Free range is taking up the slack.’’ He said.

His business Central West Poultry is booming with interest in Hens at an all time high.

‘’Absolutely unbelievable, I will sell almost 7,000 hens out of our farm on the Collie Road in the next few weeks.’’ Mr Freath said.

He has praised authorities like Eggs Australia and Eggs Farmers Australia for keeping the nation safe in an effort to get the industry back on track. ‘’If the Avian Influenzia strain got here the industry of hard working farmers would be decimated and eggs supply would got even worse.’’

‘’But I think things are optimistic out here and free range interest is surging in supermarkets, we are upbeat. ‘’ he said.