Pennsylvania police are looking for a band of thieves to has stolen around 100,000 eggs Ecological that were stolen from a store over the weekend. The loot is valued at $ 40,000. The assault has occurred in the midst of a national shortage that has brought with it an increase in prices.
Specifically, the events took place this Saturday in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, a city 105 kilometers southeast of Harrisburg, the state capital.
“The closest thing I have seen was 10 years ago, when someone stole a truck full of chickens,” said Megan Frazer, belonging to the Police and that he is investigating the case, who in statements to Reuters has reported that during his twelve years service An egg has never been stolen.
The price of eggs has risen more than 50% Since last year throughout the country, according to data from the US statistical office.
Currently, farmers are struggling against an avian flu outbreak and millions of chickens have had to be sacrificed to avoid the disease. Specifically, More than 13 million have been lost of these animals since last December, according to the Department of Agriculture.
The price of eggs has risen to $ 5.29 at the end of January, from about 3.50 that marked at the same time last year, reports the NBC citing an NIQ group investigation.
Some supermarket shelves are empty and the Waffle House breakfast restaurant has imposed a surcharge from 50 cents per eggseveral media reported.
The stolen eggs took a truck from the warehouse ‘Pete and Gerry’s Organics’ shortly before 9 pm on Saturday night, the police said.
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