Caged eggs will be phased out by 2036 following a meeting of Australia’s agriculture ministers, but individual states and territories will set their own time frames. The nation’s ministers met in Perth on Thursday to adopt new guidelines for poultry and animal welfare standards following an “extensive” industry and publicContinue Reading
A decision could be made this week to bring forward the national phasing out of cage eggs to 2036, 10 years ahead of schedule. Agriculture ministers will meet on Thursday to discuss the future of the country’s egg industry, sparking fears the proposed move could lead to skyrocketing prices andContinue Reading
A major Australian supermarket giant has vowed to commit to a promise made a decade ago which will see a common breakfast item vanish from shelves nationwide. In 2013, Woolworths announced it would phase out the sale of caged eggs across its stores by 2018, in line with a newContinue Reading
Aussies have had to shell out more for eggs recently but the reason why is not entirely down to inflation. The cost of a box of eggs from caged hens has risen from around $4 a dozen to a staggering $8 or even $9 for free-range eggs. Egg farmers haveContinue Reading