Unfair
"This simply is not fair and cannot be allowed to continue."
Eggs remain a key battleground among supermarkets where prices are driven down in the fight for market share.
As a result, consumers are paying less for eggs now than they were seven years ago. In July 2014, a dozen free range eggs cost £3.09. Just two months ago in September 2021, shoppers paid an average of £2.14, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Only 91p currently goes to the farmer.
"Retailers and packers need to step up and make the adjustments necessary to reflect the financial pressures free range egg producers are experiencing," Mr Gooch said.
"Only the producers at the bottom of the chain are losing out, while everyone else finds ways to pass their costs along," he said.
"This is not sustainable, and action must be taken now before more producers leave the sector."
