Eggonomics
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Eggs \\u2013 a nutritious and affordable source of protein.
Or they were. The cost of a box of eggs has been rocketing around the world. And in some places, where it\\u2019s long been common to start the day on an egg \\u2013 supplies are under pressure.
In this programme, Ruth Alexander explores the challenges egg producers are facing - including what can be done about the seemingly ever-present threat of avian influenza.
She speaks to Amanda Mdodana, a poultry farmer in Mpumalanga, South Africa; Phillip Crawley, a poultry farmer in Leicestershire, UK; Mark Jacob, poultry and egg economist in Arkansas, US; and Professor Munir Iqbal, head of the Avian Influenza Virus group at the Pirbright Institute, UK.
If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk
(Picture: A chicken standing next to an egg. Credit: Getty/BBC)
Producer: Elisabeth Mahy
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