The Taipei City Egg Commercial Association announced today that based on production, sales, supply and demand and stable market order, it has decided to increase the wholesale price by 3 yuan per catty starting tomorrow (6th), from 52 yuan to 55 yuan.

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[Reporter Chen Jiayi/Taipei Report] The price of eggs is about to rise again!

The Taipei City Egg Commercial Association announced today that based on production, sales, supply and demand and stable market order, it has decided to increase the wholesale price by 3 yuan per catty starting tomorrow (6th), from 52 yuan to 55 yuan; the origin price will also be adjusted from 42.5 yuan per catty It rose to 45.5 yuan.

The Taipei City Egg Commercial Association stated that due to the recent decrease in egg production and particularly good sales at the end of the year, the imbalance between production, sales and supply, and the frequent transfer of eggs by the industry, in order to stabilize production, sales, supply and demand and stabilize the market order, it was decided after discussion to reflect market conditions. The wholesale price is from 52 yuan Adjusted to 55 yuan; the price of the origin will also rise from 42.5 yuan per catty to 45.5 yuan.

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According to the latest statistics from the Council of Agriculture, the current daily output of eggs is 112,000 boxes (200 eggs per box), which is still insufficient to meet the daily demand of 500,000 to 800,000 eggs. In order to solve the short-term demand, the Council of Agriculture imported 5 million eggs in March. An egg for emergency.

The Animal Husbandry Department pointed out that 5 orders of 360,000 eggs have been placed to Taiwan by air. Currently, 2 batches have arrived and will be delivered in March. The other 3.2 million eggs will be shipped to Taiwan by sea.