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Jan 2023
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Free range egg farmers still overwhelmed...

RNZ
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Free range egg farmers are fielding hundreds of calls and managing a flood of customers at farmers' markets as New Zealanders struggle to get their hands on eggs.  The poultry industry warns an end to the shortage is still months away and wants to meet with the major supermarkets. Here's rural reporter Maja Burry.     
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