Buying Australian egg ＂Egg Wild＂ is criticized by the Taiwan Agricultural Committee

Taiwan is facing a serious crisis of egg lack. The Agricultural Committee imports high -priced eggs from Australia and is approved to be postponed by the government.However, the price spread will be absorbed by the Agricultural Committee, which will not affect the price of origin.

Comprehensive Taiwan ETTODAY News Cloud and Free Times reported that the Taiwan Legislative Council Economic Committee asked Chen Jizhong on Wednesday (March 1) to report and ask for high prices and lack of egg shortage.

Chen Jizhong accepted the media interview before the meeting that the main cause of egg lack of eggs this time was climate factor and bird flu epidemic, and the avian influenza was H5N1 high -pathogenicity.The short -term import supplement consumers' needs, the weather has stabilized from March, and the old hens and feathers and chickens that have been eliminated in the past resume production, and the output of eggs will gradually stabilize.

He said that in response to the current needs, he has imported eggs from Australia in a short period of time. By the end of March, 5 million pieces were imported to exchange inventory eggs with the processing operators and let the processing industry release the inventory first.

In response to the high cost of imported eggs in Australia and why it is not imported from Japan, Chen Jizhong said that it was imported from Japan last year, but this year Japan was also affected by bird flu.Japan also needs to import eggs from other countries, so Taiwan has changed from Australia this year.

Some experts questioned that the imported egg government from Australia may have to post 30 million yuan (NT $ 1.32 million). Chen Jizhong said that it is more expensive this time.The damage fund has a budget for the adjustment of related production and sales, which will fully absorb the increase in costs. It is mainly to ensure that consumers buy eggs, which will not affect the price of origin. Please rest assured that farmers are requested.

As for the solution of the egg shortage, Chen Jizhong said that in March, it will schedule through imports and processors to meet the needs of consumers, but he admits that Taiwan's egg production is expectedThe month will be recovered.