Police in Pennsylvania are searching for thieves who stole a shipment of 100,000 organic eggs.
The cargo is worth more than $40,000 in retail sales, and the robbery occurred at a time when there is a shortage of the product on the market.
According to police officer Megan Fraser, who has taken over the investigation of the case, this is the first time in her 12-year career that she has been looking for egg thieves.
But she remembered that a decade ago they had a similar case, when someone stole a truck full of chickens.
"This is a criminal offense, due to the value of the stolen items," the police officer emphasized.
The theft occurred Saturday evening in Greencastle, from a wholesaler's warehouse.
The price of eggs has increased by 50% since last year in the US, according to the consumer price index released last Friday.
Poultry farmers are facing a bird flu epidemic that has forced them to kill millions of chickens in order to stop the spread of the disease.
More than 13 million chickens have been slaughtered or killed since December, according to the Department of Agriculture. At the end of January, the average price of eggs was $5.29 per carton, up from $3.50 last year.
Some supermarket shelves are empty and the Waffle House restaurant chain, famous for its breakfast, has imposed a 50 cent charge for eggs. (A2 Televizion)
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