Waffle Home introduced Tuesday it might drop a surcharge added to restaurant orders in February attributable to skyrocketing egg costs.
“Egg-cellent news…as of June 2, the egg surcharge is officially off the menu. Thanks for understanding,” the corporate wrote in a Tuesday publish on the social platform X.
The transfer follows a June launch from the Division of Agriculture citing a 27 p.c drop in egg retail costs from its peak earlier this 12 months.
The earlier uptick in price was partially attributable to an avian flu outbreak, which contaminated eggs and compelled the U.S. to import extra of the meals product.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins developed a “five-pronged strategy” to decrease the price of eggs in February, which included free assessments of biosecurity hazards for poultry producers.
“While we are proud that over 900 biosecurity assessments have been conducted to date, resources remain available, and we are urging poultry farmers of all sizes to get your assessments done today before a potentially challenging fall,” Rollins mentioned in a June assertion.
The Agriculture Division additionally mentioned it might share as much as 75 p.c of prices to repair the highest-risk biosecurity issues recognized in the course of the assessments.
Officers additionally mentioned earlier this 12 months $400 million could be made out there to farmers whose flocks are affected by avian flu to assist cut back egg costs.
