The farm price of eggs would remain unchanged until further discussions are held, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said on Tuesday.
The COA made the decision after a meeting earlier in the day with representatives from egg marketing cooperatives and associations, freezing egg prices at NT$40.5 per jin (600g).
Early last year, Taiwan faced massive egg shortages that left store shelves bare. A year later, eggs are once again in short supply due to reduced output caused by cold weather.
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Production has dropped from 122,000 cartons, with a carton having 200 eggs, per day at the end of December last year to 116,000 to 117,000 cartons per day, the COA said.
Due to the rising cost of feed, suppliers are looking to raise the price of eggs by NT$3 per jin to NT$43.5 as demand remains high.
The meeting was attended by Department of Animal Industry Director-General Chang Ching-wei (張經緯), Taiwan Egg Marketing Cooperative head Wu Tien-fu (吳天福) and Lin Tien-lai (林天來), who heads a commercial egg association in Taipei.
Lin told reporters that another meeting would be held within a week to continue discussions about egg prices.
A committee of the Poultry Association would hold talks with the National Animal Industry Foundation to decide how to respond to increasing egg production costs, Chang said, adding that the COA would not take part in that meeting.
The council would respect the market’s decision, he said, adding that the price of all agricultural produce should be determined by supply and demand.
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