Chief Executive Chen Chien-jen (middle) proposed the Council of Agriculture's approach to the egg shortage problem and to suppress egg prices. Council of Agriculture Chairman Chen Ji-chung (right) also added that eggs imported from Australia will enter Taiwan this week.

(Photo by reporter Chen Fengli)

[Reporter Chen Fengli/Report from Nantou] The bird flu epidemic has caused egg shortages, and domestic egg prices have also risen. The Premier of the Executive Committee, Chen Jianren, said today that the Council of Agriculture has resolved the problem of egg shortages through domestic processing scheduling, foreign imports, and re-raising of laying hens. , and launched a price audit team to stabilize prices.

Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, also said that special imports from Australia and other countries will come in this week, and the Fair Council is also investigating whether egg prices have been driven up. Currently, the wholesale price of eggs remains at 55 yuan per catty.

Executive Premier Chen Jianren participated in the tree planting activity held by the Council of Agriculture at the Niaozui Lake artificial lake today. Regarding the egg shortage problem that the media has focused on, he emphasized that the Council of Agriculture has adopted a strategy of domestic processing scheduling, foreign project imports, and laying hen farm re-raising. Measures to make the supply of eggs more stable and sufficient.

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Chen Jianren also said that regarding the domestic egg price problem, the Executive Yuan received a report in late February and launched a price investigation. On March 10, the egg price market review mechanism was expanded to make egg prices meet market needs. Don't hoard eggs, make eggs available to everyone.

Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, also added that the current bird flu epidemic has been brought under control, and the egg production of chicken farms is also increasing. However, the problem of insufficient eggs in the short term can be solved through domestic processing and scheduling, and special imports of shell eggs, Liquid eggs and boiled eggs, these eggs have been quarantined and have not been vaccinated. Eggs from Australia will come to Taiwan this week, and eggs from other countries will come to Taiwan one after another.

As for whether the egg price has been gouged up, Chen Jizhong emphasized that the fair association is already investigating whether the egg price has been gouged up, and the distributors should also be asked to cooperate. The current egg production price is 45.5 yuan per catty, and the wholesale price is maintained at 55 yuan.

The Executive Yuan adopted three measures: domestic processing dispatch, foreign import, and chicken farm re-raising for egg shortage and egg price stability. In addition, the Fair Council and others conducted egg price investigations.

(Photo by reporter Chen Fengli)