Supermarkets are rationing sales as poultry industry grapples with spiralling costs and bird flu

Egg shortages and rationing in the UK are expected to last beyond Christmas, an industry body has warned, as the poultry industry grapples with spiralling costs and its worst ever bout of bird flu.

Lidl is limiting customers to three boxes of eggs each, while Asda is restricting purchases to two boxes per shopper.

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