Brown eggs could soon disappear from supermarket shelves. Breeders are increasingly turning to white chickens, which live and lay longer.
Brown eggs used to have a firmer shell, but this is no longer the case today. Older people still have a preference for brown eggs, while younger people pay more attention to aspects such as animal husbandry and regionality. Anyone who values animal welfare should not buy colorful eggs in the supermarket at Easter.. As the color of eggs becomes less relevant to consumers, the cost of other products in the. supermarket could rise: meat is expected to become more expensive in the near. future, according to a Rewe spokesman. An exception is Easter, when white eggs are preferred for dyeing, but regardless of color, the choice between brown and white eggs has no noticeable impact on consumers, Rewe said. The Central Association of the German Poultry Industry issued a warning about a possible shortage of eggs before Easter. A decade ago, more brown eggs were sold than white eggs in Germany.