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Cage-Free Eggs Are Out, Pastured Ones In as Tastes Change, Again
- Pricey product from hens in pastures is getting cheaper
- ‘Cage-free is going to be a commodity egg,’ top producer says
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The bar is rising for what’s considered a happy chicken, sparking the hottest trend in the market: the pasture-raised egg.
Pastured eggs come from hens that spend most of their time outdoors, dining on bugs and taking dust baths while also indulging in their favorite activities, like scratching and perching. That’s a step up from cage-free, a label that consumers are finding is slightly less idyllic than they may imagine.