BANGKOK,
March 31 (TNA) – Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on is
confident ample supplies of eggs will be seen in the market next week, while
asking people not to hoard fresh food.
He said his ministry worked with the Commerce Ministry to
solve the egg shortage and higher retail prices of chicken eggs.
The Department of Livestock Development has temporarily suspended
issuing certification for egg exporters and the Commerce Ministry has extended
the ban on egg exports for another 30 days.
If the panic buying eases, the shortage of egg supplies will
abate within next week.
The authorities are balancing domestic demand and supply to
keep the egg prices stable.
He warned
people not to stockpile fresh food, which spoils easily. The agriculture
ministry is working on improvement of the whole system of supply chain
management including quality control in the production process and faster
transportation.
To prevent
the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak, the ministry supported farmers to sell
their farm products online for easy orders and quick delivery to
consumers.
Konjanart Sornmayura, Chief Executive Officer of
Kasenchaifarm Group Co., Ltd., the major eg producer said that his company
launched the Egg2Home campaign to receive orders from consumers via Facebook –
KCFDistribution and Line application @Egg2Home.
The orders can be placed 24 hours and will be delivered to
customers at home. Each box, consisting five
packs of eggs costs 685 baht or 137 baht a pack on average. (TNA)
