100K eggs stolen from back of distribution truck, police say

GREENCASTLE, Pa. (Gray News) – Roughly 100,000 organic eggs were stolen from a large egg producer in Pennsylvania, police said.

The theft happened on Saturday around 8:40 p.m. at Pete & Jerry’s Organics in Greencastle.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, approximately 100,000 organic eggs were stolen from the back of a distribution trailer.

The eggs are worth about $40,000.

Further information was not available.

Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023, according to the Associated Press.

The average price per dozen eggs nationwide hit $4.15 in December. That’s not quite as high as the $4.82 record set two years ago, but the Agriculture Department predicts egg prices are going to soar another 20% this year.