As egg prices rise, supermarkets expand their offer of imported cartons

As egg carton prices climb, supermarkets have been expanding their sales of imported eggs, a lower-cost alternative typically offered in limited quantities.

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A sign indicates that egg cartons have sold out at a supermarket in Seoul on June 17. The retail price of a 30-egg carton rose 5.8 percent from a year earlier to 7,441 won ($4.90) as of June 15, according to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. As prices climb, supermarkets have been expanding their sales of imported eggs, a lower-cost alternative typically offered in limited quantities.

A sign indicates that egg cartons have sold out at a supermarket in Seoul on June 17. The retail price of a 30-egg carton rose 5.8 percent from a year earlier to 7,441 won ($4.90) as of June 15, according to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. As prices climb, supermarkets have been expanding their sales of imported eggs, a lower-cost alternative typically offered in limited quantities. [YONHAP]

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