FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — Thieves stole a truckload of eggs worth tens of thousands of dollars from a distributor in central Pennsylvania over the weekend.
State police said on Saturday someone swiped 100,000 eggs from a trailer at Pete & Gerry's Organic Eggs in Franklin County, southwest of Harrisburg.
The eggs are worth $40,000.
Police don't have any suspects yet.
The bird flu outbreak has pushed the price of eggs sky-high. The price of a dozen grade-A large eggs is twice what it was two years ago.
In a statement to sister station KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pete & Gerry's said it has been actively working with investigators. "We take this matter seriously and are committed to resolving it as quickly as possible. Due to the ongoing investigation we cannot comment any further on this matter," it read in part.
Those increases have prompted restaurant chain Waffle House to slap a $0.50 per egg surchage on its meals. Many local diners are doing the same.