About $40,000 worth of eggs were taken from a trailer belonging to Pete and Gerry’s Organics, police said. U.S. wholesale egg prices are at a record high.

A major egg theft remains unsolved as police scramble for leads. Here's what we know about the crime and Pete & Gerry’s Organics.

About 100,000 eggs were stolen from the back of a tractor-trailer at a distribution site for Pete and Gerry's in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania. Police estimate their value at $40,000. More Videos

Pennsylvania State Police were hunting on Wednesday for thieves who stole about 100,000 organic eggs from a wholesaler's warehouse over the weekend, a haul worth more than $40,000 retail amid a national shortage that has caused prices to surge.

The theft was reported Saturday night of 100,000 organic eggs worth more than $40,000 from a distribution trailer in south-central Pennsylvania.

Someone has stolen about 100,000 eggs from a distribution trailer in south-central Pennsylvania as rising egg prices and shortages continue to worry U.S. consumers. The eggs were taken from the trailer at Pete & Gerry's Organics in the Antrim Township borough of Greencastle at 8:40 p.

We’re relying on leads from people from the community. So we’re hoping that somebody knows something, and they’ll call us and give us some tips.”