Source: Jacqui Fatka, FEEDSTUFFS, 2/14/20


In 2015, many grocery retailers made the commitment to transition to sell only cage-free eggs by 2025. Today, just five years away from the mandate, only 23.3% of the nation’s flock is cage free. Farmers are at the point that they need to aggressively start transitioning in new cage-free buildings to make that deadline. However, egg retailers are not giving producers any definite answer on whether they’re going to meet those commitments or not. Chad Gregory, United Egg Producers (UEP) president and chief executive officer, said it takes several years to build cage-free facilities.

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