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UK: Free range eggs outsell those laid by caged hens for the first time

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Major supermarkets are committed to ending sales of caged eggs.

In the U.K., free range eggs have outsold those laid by caged hens for the first time.

Major supermarkets are committed to ending sales of caged eggs – and official figures show consumers are backing the move.

From October last year to June 35 million more free range eggs were produced by UK farmers than eggs from caged and barn-raised hens.

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