# Tesco to provide extra 10 million pounds support for UK egg industry | Reuters

> Tesco will pay an extra 10 million pounds to UK egg suppliers to cover handling, processing and production costs. The support follows a large avian flu outbreak and higher feed and energy costs that caused egg shortages in Britain.

- Date: 2023-08-01 · published 2023-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34576-tesco-to-provide-extra-10-million-pounds-support-for-uk-egg-industry-reuters
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Supplier support aims to keep UK laying flocks in production despite high feed costs, sustaining egg supply and feed demand in Britain.

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/tesco-provide-extra-10-mln-pounds-support-uk-egg-industry-2023-08-01/

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