Slovakians facing high-priced eggs during Easter

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Slovakians facing high-priced eggs during Easter

STORY: Slovakians facing high-priced eggs during Easter DATELINE: April 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:16 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of eggs at a market and chickens 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Slovak): MARTA, Sales manager at a grocery store in Malacky, Slovakia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Slovak): ANNA, Customer in Poltar, Slovakia 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Slovak): BRANISLAV ORTH, Owner of a restaurant in Malacky, Slovakia 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Slovak): JIRI KETNER, Owner of a restaurant on the outskirts of Bratislava, Slovakia 6. various of people drawing on eggs STORYLINE: Decorating eggs and displaying them around the house is one of the oldest Easter traditions in Slovakia and Europe in general. This year, eggs are among the goods which saw their prices almost doubling since 2022 due to record-breaking inflation in Slovakia. Customers cut down purchasing and look more for home-produced eggs sold at farmers' markets, usually over the weekend. In many places, local egg production has been limited due to preventive

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