1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Now a shortage of eggs apparently across the Northern Territory. 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: I wonder if it is happening right around the nation. 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: I don't know at this point, but if you've got 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: friends or family that live into state and you want 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: to send them a message and then let us know 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: if it is something that's experienced in other places, I'll be. 7 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 2: Keen to find out. 8 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: But we caught up with Shelley from ziccicolea IgA a 9 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: bit earlier this morning. She said that, you know, we 10 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: might get to the point where people are paying fifteen 11 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: dollars for a carton of eggs, so and that we 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: were going to probably experience some shortages right up until 13 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: Chris Matts is what her supplies have told her. Now 14 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: joining me on the line to talk a little bit 15 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: more about the situation from Flanno's Eggs, Stephen Reed, Good 16 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:46,959 Speaker 1: morning to you, Steven. 17 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 3: Good morning, Cadi mate. 18 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for your time this morning. 19 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: When I thought about this egg shortage, I thought all 20 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: the eggs that I seem to have when I've got 21 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: the muff Flanno's eggs, and I wonder whether you guys 22 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: are in a situation where this shortage is impacting you. 23 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 3: It is definitely impacting us, and it's going to There 24 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 3: is no end date at this stage on when the 25 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 3: supply is going to get back to normal. 26 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 2: Wow. So Stephen, what are you being told buy suppliers? 27 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 3: So, the main reason why there's a big egg shortage 28 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 3: at the moment is in the last year there's been 29 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 3: ten farms closed down. Three of them are bankrupt. The 30 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 3: others are not wanting to spend two to three million 31 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 3: dollars just to upgrade from caged eggs to barn laid 32 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 3: or free range or even the modified caged sections because 33 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 3: it's going to be costly, way too costly, and at 34 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 3: this stage, just to start up a new farm, it's 35 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 3: going to cost a farm at two hundred and thirty 36 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 3: dollars per bird. That's without any infrastructure. 37 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: Goodness may So, what is this going to mean for territorians? 38 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it sounds like it's going to be something 39 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: that impacts right around the nation, Stephen. 40 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: But what's it going to mean for us here in 41 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: the territory. 42 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 3: It's going to mean egg shortages every week because just 43 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 3: n team alone, I'm matched out on my capacity. I'm 44 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 3: trying to get my supply to give more, but it's 45 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 3: a real struggle. The biggest problem is that doesn't help 46 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 3: Australia eat seventeen million eggs a day. 47 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 2: We love our eggs, sounds of fresh unfortunately. Yeah, Like 48 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 2: how hard is that for you? 49 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: Then? As you know, as a as an operator and 50 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: as a supplier. 51 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 3: It's stressful. It's daily stressful because I've got to make 52 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: sure that every customer gets some sort of supply, even 53 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 3: if I have to short more of coals and woolies 54 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 3: just to help out my local customers. And a real struggle. 55 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: Wow, And so Stephen, because like most of the Fane's 56 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: eggs are free range, aren't they. 57 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, we only deal with free range and barnley. 58 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was what I thought, and that's why I 59 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: usually go for those. And I know that there'd be 60 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: others that feel the same others. You know, it may 61 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: be a cost thing for them, and I know plenty 62 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: of people are doing it tough and and they go 63 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: for what is the most reasonable in terms of price 64 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: for them, which is fair enough. Everybody's situation is different. 65 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, that's correct. But the worst part is in 66 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 3: the future, within probably the next year, you're going to 67 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 3: see price rises on the eggs, and you're definitely going 68 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 3: to be behining between ten dollars to fifteen dollars per dozen. Wow. 69 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: And then you know, when you kind of think about 70 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: that and how it'll translate then into two cafes, restaurants, 71 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 1: everybody else that needs eggs for their supplies, you would 72 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: think that it's going to have an impact on those 73 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: prices right across the board. 74 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 3: Yes, unfortunately, you know, supplies have to pass on the costs, 75 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 3: but then eventually to the consumer. 76 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well Stephen. 77 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 3: With New Zealand. Yeah, it's been reported that just for 78 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 3: Cage Free or Barnley the christ jumped up eighty percent. 79 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: Wow. 80 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 3: Free Range jumped up one hundred. 81 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: Oh wow, that's like that's an awful lot for people. 82 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. 83 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, well, Stephen, mate, it sounds like we are 84 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: going to have to talk to you again in the 85 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: near future. I reckon to get a bit of an 86 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: update on how things are going, because you know, Kristin 87 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: and I just happened to be chatting about this this 88 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: morning before we got on air, and I was like, 89 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: you know, we'll need to have a talk about this 90 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: and see whether it's something that's impacting people. And I 91 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: didn't realize the extent of this shortage and how difficult 92 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: it's going to be in the months to come. 93 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, that's right, and that's why when I heard 94 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 3: some you saying about the edge shortage, I had to 95 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 3: jump on and explain what's going on. 96 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I really appreciate it. 97 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for calling through and having a 98 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: chat with us this morning. It is very much appreciated, 99 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: and like I said, I reckon. We're going to need 100 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: to have a catch up sometime soon to get an 101 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,119 Speaker 1: update on how things are going. 102 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's no problem with me. 103 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 2: Thank you. Thanks so much for your time this morning.