The Nepal Layers Poultry Association has increased the support price of eggs starting today due to rising demand and lower production.
The demand for eggs is going up in the market lately. Because of this, the Nepal Layers Poultry Association have decided to increase the support price of eggs, which is effective from today.
New Prices for Different Egg Sizes
According to the new rates set by the association, XL size eggs will now cost Rs 560 per crate. Similarly, the price for large eggs is fixed at Rs 545 per crate, and medium-sized eggs will cost Rs 500 per crate. For small eggs, the support price has been set at Rs 3,000 per case, which has 7 crates inside it.
Reasons Behind the Price Hike
The President of the association, Binod Pokharel, said that egg production has dropped because of the decrease in bird flu infection and a lower number of chickens. Since the overall production is low, the demand has naturally gone up. However, he also shared that even with this price rise, farmers is still not getting their actual cost of production.
Farmers Struggle to Recover Production Costs
The association says that the actual cost to produce a single egg for a farmer is Rs 19.12, which means it costs Rs 573.60 to produce one crate of eggs. Because of bird flu and falling production, farmers have suffered huge losses. Since they are not able to recover even their basic cost of production, some farmers have already started to leave this business.
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