Some of the eggs are coming out of Iowa, which is the nation's leading egg producer. Marcus Rust, the CEO of Rose Acre Farms, which supplies the second-most eggs in the U.S., says that the demand comes at a good time for producers, who usually see a lull in the first few months of a new year.
"One of the problems we've had through this outbreak stems from the massive population of chickens on thesefarms today," said Marcus Rust, chief executive of Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms, one of the largest U.S. eggproducers. "Our customer base is demanding the