The impacts of a widespread egg shortage are being felt in the most remote parts of Australia where residents are improving their food security.
Egg shortages have hit the Northern Territory , with suppliers finding it difficult to source enough eggs to meet demand.
"I'm very happy seeing it grow because it's not just for us, it's also for our children, we're making it bigger for them," she said.Meanwhile, a Darwin supplier has had difficulty filling customer orders over the past few weeks due to local buyers "stocking up". "If you need to make a cake or something, try to hold off as long as possible until this situation can get sorted because otherwise everyone will keep complaining that there's no eggs."
The H5N1 strain of bird flu is different to the strain affecting eggs, but it has been decimating wildlife on every other continent on earth. Ecologists say it could arrive in Australia in spring.Mr Reid said the cost of buying eggs from his supplier had gone up 26 per cent, from $48 per box to $60 per box.
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