Chairman of the Council of Agriculture Chen Jizhong (second from the right) pointed out that the shortage of eggs in certain supermarkets in the north is serious, and "it has been filled today."

(Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)

[Reporter Wu Shuwei/Report from Taipei] Domestic eggs have been affected by factors such as bird flu and rising international raw materials, which have caused egg prices to rise and supply to exceed demand.

Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, also posted a message on Facebook on the 21st, apologizing for the failure of the public to buy eggs immediately; Chen Jizhong pointed out that the shortage of eggs in certain supermarkets in the north is relatively serious, and "it has been filled today." Egg farmers To make money, there will be egg production, and to solve the problem, it is to make comprehensive improvements to the traditional chicken coop.

The Legislative Yuan will invite Chief Executive Chen Chien-jen to present policy guidelines and policy reports and prepare questions today.

Chen Wanhui, a legislator of the People's Party, was concerned about the domestic supply of eggs when questioning; Chen Jizhong said that the average annual consumption of eggs by Chinese people ranks first in the world, with an average annual consumption of 355 eggs, but egg production is affected by bird flu and climate factors, so At present, the number of processed eggs is reduced first, and imported eggs will come in soon at the end of the month.

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Chen Jizhong said that there is a serious shortage of eggs in a certain supermarket passage in the north, and "it has been filled today." The goal of the Council of Agriculture is that egg farmers will have eggs if they make money. To solve the problem, traditional chicken coops need to be improved. , The weather is too cold, too hot, and the temperature difference is large, which will affect the egg production rate, and there is also the threat of bird flu. Therefore, the special post-epidemic budget has also allocated more than 3 billion yuan to comprehensively improve the equipment of poultry houses across the country.

Chen Wanhui asked whether Chen Jizhong's apology on Facebook a few days ago was related to the attack on Facebook by the founder of Hon Hai Group, Guo Taiming?

Chen Jizhong said that it has nothing to do with Terry Gou's post. This is because consumers have to travel to several places to buy eggs. "I apologize to consumers for not buying eggs immediately."

However, Chen Jizhong said that thanks to Chairman Guo, because he highlighted this issue "the importance of agriculture", Taiwan's eggs must be 100% self-sufficient.