[周刊王CTWANT] How serious is the egg shortage? According to the estimates of the Agriculture Committee, the daily shortage of eggs is between 1.5 million and 2 million; however, Gao Chuanmo, chairman of the Taipei Egg Merchants Association, said that the current daily shipment report of the Chicken Breeders Association is 114,000 boxes. However, according to the information available, it is actually less than 100,000 boxes. It is estimated that the daily egg shortage is regarding 2 to 3 million, which is much higher than the estimate of the Agricultural Committee. It is expected that the egg supply will stabilize around the Qingming Festival as soon as possible.
Hidden bird flu is the main cause
He also pointed out that the main reason for the lack of eggs this time was bird flu, but many chicken farmers were worried that reporting the epidemic would kill their chickens, so they chose to hide.
Affected by factors such as rising prices of raw materials, large temperature difference between day and night, and raging avian influenza, the egg production rate of domestic laying hens has declined, resulting in a shortage of eggs in the north. How many chickens did bird flu kill? According to the statistics released by the Prevention and Inspection Bureau from September last year to the present, 321,698 chickens were culled due to the diagnosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza, mainly in the central counties and cities such as Changhua where chickens are produced.
In addition, the outside world has questioned whether the oversupply of eggs caused by the epidemic last year, and the Agricultural Committee’s subsidy policy to encourage the culling of laying hens is the distant cause of this egg shortage? In this regard, Changjiang Wenquan, deputy director of the Animal Husbandry Department of the Agricultural Committee, said that there are currently regarding 35.3 million laying hens in China. In September last year, the Agricultural Committee subsidized and accelerated the elimination of 140,000 laying hens, which has a limited impact on the overall output and is not the lack of eggs this time. main cause. The COA has already renovated new production systems through low-interest loans, subsidies and other guidance. However, traditional reconstruction involves input costs and farmers’ willingness. Old farmers or small-scale chicken farms are less willing.
In order to stabilize egg production and alleviate the egg shortage, the Agricultural Committee has launched the “2+3” incentive measures, that is, the price of egg production will be increased by 2 yuan per jin to 36.5 yuan, and the feed fee will be subsidized by 3 yuan per jin, and the chicken in the egg will be subsidized. The maintenance fee is 25 yuan each, and reinstatement is encouraged. Is the policy effective?
2+3 rewards increase production
Wang Jianpei, secretary-general of the Chicken Breeders Association of the Republic of China, said that the “2+3” and the chicken-in-the-egg purchase subsidy will indeed have an incentive function. Chinese chickens are also added one following another. The overall supply is expected to increase from the end of March to April.
As for whether there is a relevant early warning mechanism in the face of egg shortage? The central egg farmer, who did not want to be named, said that the main method at present is to use an instant messaging group to warn farmers when there are severe temperature changes, and remind farmers to strengthen cold protection and heat preservation; however, the chicken association should urge all members to report the epidemic situation honestly, otherwise it will not be at all. Knowing how many infected chickens there are, it is difficult to estimate how many eggs are missing. Another food company said that by the end of February, imported eggs will be given priority to processing factories, and the public may still be unable to buy them. It is the top priority for production to stabilize as soon as possible.
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