Imported Australian eggs are expensive. Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, promised that the Council of Agriculture will absorb the price difference of imported eggs.

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[Reporter Wu Xintian/Report from Taipei] The Council of Agriculture imported 5 million eggs from abroad. Last Saturday, 360,000 Australian eggs were imported to Taiwan. Due to the high price of Australian eggs, Chen Jizhong, the chairman of the Council of Agriculture, promised that the The Council of Agriculture absorbs the price difference of imported eggs, and will further upgrade the industry, hoping to achieve 100% domestic self-sufficiency in eggs.

The Economic Committee of the Legislative Yuan today invited the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the National Development Council, the Council of Agriculture, the Fair Council and other units to report on "the government's relevant control mechanisms and countermeasures in the face of rising prices and egg shortages" and prepare questions.

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Chen Jizhong said that the decrease in egg production this time is mainly due to climate factors and bird flu H5N1. There were more than 7,000 cases of bird flu culled worldwide last year; an increase of more than 3,000 cases from more than 4,000 in the previous year.

He pointed out that due to the reduction in domestic egg production due to bird flu, he will actively supplement consumer demand through processing or special short-term imports.

Chen Jizhong said that the weather is expected to start to warm up after March; the hens that were culled and moulted before will gradually resume production, which will stabilize the supply of eggs. Coupled with short-term processing and import adjustments, it is expected to meet the egg demand of the Chinese people.

The media asked that last year, 9 million Japanese eggs were specially imported. Japan has not re-imported due to bird flu. Is there an alternative?

Chen Jizhong responded that imported eggs must meet the requirements of epidemic prevention and quarantine and health certificates. Last year, eggs were imported from Japan. This year, Japan was also affected by bird flu and culled more than 17 million eggs. Then import eggs from Australia.

Due to the high price of eggs in Australia, some experts have questioned that the government may need to subsidize the import of eggs from Australia.

Chen Jizhong responded that the COA will absorb the price difference between imported eggs and domestic eggs, but the important thing is that it will not affect the price of the production area, so please rest assured.

Chen Jizhong added that the Council of Agriculture has vigorously assisted chicken farmers in the reconstruction of poultry houses and related incentives, hoping that my country's eggs can be 100% self-sufficient, otherwise the price will be more expensive if imported.

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