In the past, the chicken egg industry in our country had quite a lot of problems. The price fluctuated. But did you know that Currently, many countries are running out of eggs for consumption. From the situation of the outbreak of avian influenza
Including the cost of raw materials, animal feed prices.
including Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea.
Due to the situation of chicken egg production is not enough to meet the consumption demand in these countries.
Therefore, it is a good opportunity for Thai egg producers to negotiate to open the export market.
to increase the amount of exports and imports of foreign currency more
It is expected that from February to March 2023, Thailand will export eggs from 1 million eggs per day to 2 million eggs per day.
And believe that within 1-2 weeks, the price situation in the country will improve.
Avian influenza is causing a shortage of eggs in many countries and high prices.
This is because some of the manufacturers in the mentioned countries have gone out of business due to the continuous increase in production costs.
Therefore, it is an opportunity for Thailand to expand its export market during this period.
especially Taiwan
contacted to buy chicken eggs from Thailand
Normally, Thailand's main export markets are Hong Kong and Singapore.
For the situation of the domestic chicken egg market in January-February 2023 due to the cold weather
Resulting in increased productivity of hens.
More production is released to the market.
As a result, the price dropped as well.
In addition, purchasing power in the country declined in line with economic conditions and inflation.
Egg prices are currently lower than the cost of production.
causing farmers to experience losses
The price of assorted eggs in front of the farm is 3.20 baht per egg, while the cost of egg production in the fourth quarter of 2022 is 3.47 baht per egg.
Over the past 3 years, laying hen raisers faced the problem of production costs increasing by more than 30%, both from feed raw materials.
fuel
and animal species
While the price of chicken eggs is unstable against the cost of production.
inevitably cause the party to lose
may stop partying
and will cause a shortage of chicken eggs in the future
If there are no measures to help farmers.
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