Waitrose says it WON'T ration eggs and earmarks £2.6m for chicken farmers

Waitrose will hand £2.6million to its egg supply chain as it says it will not follow other supermarkets in rationing the shelled foodstuffs. The National Farmers' Union has warned the egg shortages on supermarket shelves could last until well into next summer unless supply chain issues are solved Sainsbury's and the Co-op have also not introduced any limits, with Co-op saying it is continuing to monitor the situation. We've cultivated longstanding relationships with our suppliers, and paying our farmers fairly and offering our customers free-range British eggs are commitments that we simply won't sacrifice, even when the going gets tough. Waitrose has gone against the trend and said it will not introduce rationing but invest instead The low stock of eggs in Waitrose in Cambridge after the supermarket announced it would not be rationing them Waitrose remains one of the few not to impose purchase egg limits on its customers following a shortage It means that customers at the supermarket will not have to limit how many eggs they buy 'We continue to have a good supply of 100% British free-range eggs, which we believe in part is testament to these strong relationships and our commitment to our farmers. Asda and others have rationed eggs Supermarkets have raised the price of a dozen eggs by more than 50p on average since the beginning of the year, while farmers have only received a price increase of just 18p M&S and Morrisons have joined Tesco, Asda and Lidl in rationing the sale of boxes in its stores Egg shortages could extend into next summer as farmers deal with bird flu, inflation and soaring energy costs 'We have provided additional support, including for animal feed, to help suppliers manage rising costs.