I shopped at Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury's, M&S, Iceland, Aldi and Lidl to see where I could find the cheapest eggs

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If there's one thing supermarkets sell a lot of, it's eggs. But you have probably noticed that they've become a lot harder to get hold of recently - and if they are in stock, prices have shot up.

We reported on the shortage last month, when shoppers were reporting finding empty shelves. Yet it was towards the end of 2022 when the shortages first hit, as producers cut back or left the industry altogether due to the soaring production costs.

And the culling of chickens following an outbreak of bird flu has been another contributing factor. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community With figures out this week showing that British households are facing the fastest annual increase in food and drink prices since 1977, with eggs among the products rising the most, I decided to visit each supermarket to see what stock levels are like and where I could find the cheapest eggs.

With so many types of eggs on the market these days - I'm not sure who would spend £3.60 on half a dozen eggs - my aim was to buy the cheapest large pack available, along with a six-pack of large free range eggs.