Supermarket retailers in South Africa said on Thursday they were grappling with an egg shortage triggered by a major bird flu outbreak that has seen shelves going empty across the country in recent weeks.
Grocery store chains said they have been forced to hike prices and ration eggs, as producers contend with the disease, which has caused the loss of millions of chickens since April.
"We have implemented a limit on whole egg purchases in all... stores and online to 6 eggs per customer," retailer Woolworths said.
The company was working with its farmers "to ensure regular supply returns soonest".
Only two lonely six-egg cartons were left on the shelves of one of the retailer's stores in an affluent Johannesburg suburb on Thursday morning.
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