The thieves struck the egg transport in Greencastle on Saturday night, reports media in the United States. In the protection of the darkness, they managed to seize around 100,000 eggs, says the state police.
The theft takes place while egg prices in the United States are at rapid pace approaching record levels. In several places, egg deficiency is reported as a result of several major outbreaks of bird flu, writes CNN. Since November, millions of egg -laying chickens are said to have died from the virus in the United States.
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