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Due to a shortage of eggs, the massive fast food chain said it would cease accepting breakfast orders at 10:30 am instead of noon.
Australia’s McDonald’s restaurants have shortened their breakfast hours due to a shortage of eggs brought on by a bird flu outbreak.
Due to a “current industry challenge,” the fast food behemoth said this week that it will temporarily stop serving breakfast starting at 10:30 am instead of lunchtime. “We are putting a lot of effort into getting things back to normal as soon as possible with our Australian farmers and suppliers. Therefore, starting on Tuesday, July 2nd, make sure to check the clock for a hearty breakfast,” McDonald’s Australia stated in a statement shared on Facebook.
Since May, eleven poultry farms in Australia have reported cases of H7 avian influenza to authorities.
In Victoria, the state where the outbreak first started, authorities have ordered the euthanasia of over a million birds, and hundreds of millions more are to be culled in nearby New South Wales.
Although just approximately 10% of Australia’s 20 million egg-laying hens have been impacted by the outbreak, officials have noted limited supply interruptions to the manufacturing, retail, and hospitality industries.
Australian officials have asked consumers to refrain from buying more eggs than they need, while Australia’s two largest supermarket chains have limited purchases to two cartons per customer at most of their stores.
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Rowan McMonnies, managing director of Australian Eggs, said last month that the disruptions were mostly a “matter of convenience” as supplies would likely hold up over the coming weeks.
“Consumers can be assured there are still over 20 million hens under the care of hundreds of egg farmers across Australia that will continue to work hard to ensure there are eggs on shelves,” McMonnies said in a statement.
