Egg shortage hits Norwood small business hard Boston 25 News [Video]

NORWOOD, Mass. — Eggs are the lifeblood of any breakfast joint and doesn’t Edmond Pogace know it. Pogace, owner of Sunrise Breakfast in Norwood Center, scrambles and fries about a thousand eggs a week. But lately, he’s been more concerned with getting eggs than going through them.

“The shortage of eggs is unbelievable,” Pogace said. “You have to know somebody (at the wholesaler) to let you know when the eggs come in and you have to go. Otherwise, you can’t find eggs.”

The egg industry blames bird flu for the shortage — along with increasing demand.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported 15 outbreaks of bird flu on egg-producing farms. That forced the culling of around 14 million hens. So far this month, nearly four million hens have been lost after three egg producers reported outbreaks.

“The national egg supply has been tight due to Highly Pathogenic …