1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: Now, if you've been to the supermarket lately or on 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: the hunt for eggs, you'll probably have noticed that it's 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: getting a bit harder to get your hands on them, 4 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: and often all that's left is empty shelves. Some supermarkets 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: have put purchase limits in place of two cartons per 6 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: person due to a bird flow overseas well, a bird flow, 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: i should say, these outbreaks overseas and in Australia. So 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: this new outbreak was apparently detected at a commercial egg 9 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: farm in northern Victoria last week and it's the second 10 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: strain worrying Ossie poultry farmers after the country's largest outbreak 11 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: last year. Now joining us on the line to tell 12 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: us a bit more about the situation is Stephen Reed 13 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: from Flanno's Eggs. Good morning, Stephen, Good morning Codie. Lovely 14 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: to have you on the show mate. Can you tell 15 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: us a little bit more about this bird flu that 16 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: some are worried about. 17 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: Just correct you on your intro. It's actually this same 18 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:05,919 Speaker 2: strain that was detected from act and New South Wales. 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: Yeah right, which is the h no I forgot? 20 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: Yeah no, that's all right. Well, we definitely still a 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: strain that we need that we're a bit concerned with. 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 2: I'm guessing that's correct, because they've had to cull seventy 23 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: six thousand chickens. Wow, which is seventy six thousand eggs 24 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 2: less that the industry is going to have. 25 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: Now, Yeah, you're spot on. So mate, what's it? What's 26 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: it sort of meaning? Or how will it? How do 27 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: you think it will impact the industry across the board. 28 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: Less eggs? Yep, supply and demand will go uneven, which 29 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: means prices are going to definitely go up again. And 30 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 2: it's making it harder to even source other eggs from 31 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: somewhere else as well. 32 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, So from your perspective, from Flannel's eggs perspective, 33 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: how are you going as this? As this is happening, 34 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: demand is through the roof. 35 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: I've actually had to turn away in the last month 36 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 2: about forty customers, and that's only because I can't supply enough. 37 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 2: And even all the customers that are asking for more, 38 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: I've had to tell them no, one order per week. 39 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: And I mean, when you're talking about customers, you're talking 40 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: about actually like wholesaling out two different different businesses. I'm sure, but. 41 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: That's yeah, because I'm supploying Cole's, Willi's and local businesses, 42 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: but I'm also supploying a few direct customers as well. 43 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: Oh look, I mean I think most people will listening 44 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: would say that they do sort of always reach for 45 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: the flannel's eggs because you think to yourself, you want 46 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: to support a local. But what's it meaning, you know, 47 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: in terms of this issue that we've got across the 48 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: board at the moment or across Australia. I guess with 49 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: the bird flu, how is it impacting us in terms 50 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: of you know where people source most of the eggs 51 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: from in the Northern Territory. 52 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, all of the eggs in the Northern Territory are 53 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: sourced outside of Northern Territory. So when a farm struggles, yep, 54 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 2: you try to source other to go to other people 55 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 2: and if they're struggling, you know, you're just having a 56 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 2: snowball effect. 57 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: Mate for you, I mean, having to say no to 58 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: forty customers that must have like that must have a 59 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: huge impact financially. 60 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: Well. I like to keep people happy, yeah, you know, 61 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 2: but saying no to someone, Yeah, it's making me depressed 62 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: because I want to sell a product, but I can 63 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 2: only sell bex them out. 64 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, can only sell what you've got. 65 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: Now, that's right. 66 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, Like, should we be bracing for the price of 67 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: eggs to go up? What do you think is going 68 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: to happen? 69 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 2: Definitely brace for a massive price rise. My supplier has 70 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 2: just put a thirty dollars price rise in. 71 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: So how does that feel like if you're you know, 72 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: if you're buying, do you think or do you how 73 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: much do you reckon? That'll mean like a you know, 74 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: a dozen eggs will go. 75 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: Up between eleven to fourteen dollars at Coles and Woollies 76 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: and most likely about just under eleven dollars for locals. 77 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: Yeah right, I'm. 78 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 2: Already hitting that mark that I predicted last year or 79 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: the year before that. All the eggs are going to 80 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:20,799 Speaker 2: be fifteen dollars a dozen. 81 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 1: Gee whiz. And you know, like they're like, I mean, 82 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: maybe I'm wrong, but I kind of see eggs as 83 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: a bit of an essential, right, Like I use them 84 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: when i'm you know, cooking chicken schnitties for the kids, 85 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: you know, crumbing the schnitzels, making muffins, all that kind 86 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: of stuff, and even just having good old omelet for 87 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: lunch sometimes. 88 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's correct. The eggs are the most versatile product 89 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: that are used in so many different things than Yeah, 90 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 2: it's just getting beyond a joke at the moment. 91 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, what's the advice for people? I guess, 92 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, we're not like, we're not going to go 93 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: up and you know, go out and buy up all 94 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: the eggs that are in the supermarket. We all want 95 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 1: to make sure that that we're being fair about things, 96 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: but I guess we just need to be a bit 97 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: prepared that that price is going to go up. 98 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:21,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's correct. And if people can sort of hold 99 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 2: off on a baking, on baking or know something big 100 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: might help slightly. It won't help all of it, but 101 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 2: you know, just to try to share the love basically. 102 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, good point, Steve. I really appreciate you having a 103 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: chat with me this morning. Thank you so much for 104 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: giving us a bit of insight into this situation at 105 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: the moment with the eggs, no problem, Thank you, Thanks 106 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 1: so much.