In order to make up for the shortage of domestic eggs, the Council of Agriculture announced that it will implement a special import of egg products from now until December 31.

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[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Taipei Report] The daily domestic demand for eggs is about 118,000 to 120,000 boxes (200 per box), and the domestic egg production is currently 111,000 boxes, and the egg gap is about 7,000 to 9,000 boxes ( About 1.4 million to 1.8 million eggs), the Council of Agriculture stated today (10th) that in order to make up for the shortage of domestic eggs, a special egg import project will be implemented from now until December 31. As long as processors have demand, they can handle it in accordance with regulations Shell eggs, liquid eggs, and boiled processed eggs are imported, and the place of export must comply with China's national defense quarantine and hygiene regulations.

The Council of Agriculture pointed out that the world is facing the impact of bird flu and extreme weather, resulting in a decline in egg production in many countries, and they are rushing to buy eggs in the international market. In order to make up for the shortage of domestic eggs, they announced that they will implement a special import of egg products from now until December 31. To meet the needs of Chinese people for eggs; Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said that under the coordination of the inter-ministerial meeting of the Political Yuan, it is expected that from next week, 1 million to 2 million eggs will be imported per week to meet domestic demand.

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The Council of Agriculture stated that if domestic processors have import needs, they can handle the project import of shell eggs, liquid eggs, and boiled processed eggs according to the project regulations. Pathogenic poultry influenza, no avian influenza vaccine in the source country, suitable for human consumption, etc.; according to the current national defense and quarantine regulations of our country, laying hens from China, Vietnam and other countries do not meet the import regulations of our country because they are vaccinated.

In order to supply consumers with eggs, the Council of Agriculture stated that it will fully guide chicken farms and layer farms to increase and re-raise. This year, the number of imported layer breeders has increased to 300,000, and it can supply 500,000 egg chicks per week. For chicken-in-egg farms, the supply of egg chicks this year is expected to be more than last year, with a target of more than 25 million.

The Council of Agriculture has proposed upgrading measures for poultry farm facilities (preparation) a few days ago, so as to accelerate industrial upgrading and improve production capacity and quality.

The plan subsidizes livestock farms to register traditional open poultry houses with a size of less than 50,000 (not included), renovates and upgrades them to non-open or airtight water curtain poultry houses, and assists in handling agricultural loans. For poultry farms, a two-year interest-free subsidy for special agricultural loans is provided.