European Union wholesale egg prices have climbed to the highest level in more than a decade as bird flu outbreaks continue to roil the industry across the world.

Russian poultry farmers are complaining of a lack of hatching eggs as a result of the recent bird flu outbreaks in Europe which have disrupted supplies.

Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach. The latest monthly Consumer Price Index showed a dozen Grade A eggs cost an average of $5.