Food price hike threatens egg sandwich It has seen the wholesale price of the cheapest medium eggs rise from 64p a dozen to £1.36 in a year, while large eggs have gone up from 68p to £1.44 and extra large rising from 71p to £1.50. Jim Winship, director of the British Sandwich Association, told the Mail: "Prices paid by our members have gone up by around 90 per cent in recent weeks. It is a problem, pushing costs up considerably. In some cases, sandwich makers will switch away from eggs, largely because they cannot get hold of them. Egg sandwiches are very popular, but the stores simply may not be able to make as many as customers want. The costs of an egg sandwich are likely to go up, perhaps by 10p. Martyn Gibbons, of Knowl End Farm Eggs, who supplies businesses and cafes in Yorkshire, said: "We supply two roadside cafes who are no longer serving up egg sandwiches because of the ridiculous prices."