In Ukraine, the price of eggs has risen to 70 hryvnias in recent weeks, and even in July you could buy a dozen for 23 hryvnias.

What was the reason for such a rise in prices, it was discussed on the air of the telethon.

 With the beginning of October, the prices of eggs in Ukraine began to increase.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy notes that now the wholesale price for a dozen is UAH 43.

However, in supermarkets it ranges from 50 to 80 hryvnias.

"The price increased because farmers were afraid to install incubators in the spring due to the situation in the country. There are not enough eggs for everyone, there are not enough chickens," - explains the increase in the price of eggs, the seller Kateryna.

Buyers are also dissatisfied with the prices for this "strategic product".

According to Taras Vysotskyi, the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the number of chickens and production in general has sharply decreased due to military actions, logistics, the increase in the price of feed needed for feeding chickens and the destruction of farms.

"Egg producers were forced to sell products below their cost price. Seasonal consumer demand has been restored since September, but the number of livestock in the regions where laying hens are traditionally raised has not yet been restored, it will take at least two to three months. As a result, the market the supply of eggs decreased, which provoked a jump in prices. However, at the end of October - beginning of November, the price will decline and stabilize," he says.

On the air of the telethon, Taras Vysotskyi added that now certain force majeure circumstances have appeared due to fan power outages, but before that egg producers were already filling incubators when there were no problems with light and no livestock losses as such. 

Oleg Pendzyn, a member of the economic discussion club, said that he does not understand the hype surrounding the price of eggs.

"Let's look at October 2021. The price for a dozen then was UAH 34-35. When we look at the price dynamics, in May, June, August, the price of eggs fell by 30% compared to the beginning of the year. 70% of chicken feed - this is corn, the corn of the new crop has already gone - somewhere 30-35% more expensive than it was. In the fall, traditionally, the total volume of egg production falls. This is especially true of domestic eggs, where the seasonality is absolutely clear. Theoretically, now we have a drop in production and the associated with this increase in demand and price. I think that by the end of the year we will still see a price increase of 10%. By the holidays, eggs will definitely become more expensive," says the expert.

We will remind that the Ministry of Agrarian Policy said when we can expect a decrease in the price of eggs.

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