THERE IS A SURPLUS OF MILLIONS OF EGGS IN ITALY, AND MORE ARE PILING UP. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IS THE GREAT NUMBER OF HENS - 65 MILLION WITH A GROWTH RATE OF TWENTY PER CENT A YEAR. ITALIANS DO NOT EAT MANY EGGS, AND THE PEOPLE THAT USE EGGS THE MOST, BAKERS, HAVE FOUND THAT IMPORTING EGGS FROM POLAND AND ELSEWHERE IS CONSIDERABLY CHEEPER. IN THE MEANTIME, THE HENS CONTINUE TO LAY MORE EGGS IN ITALY, AND THE WAREHOUSES ARE FULL OF THEM.