Government poised to ramp up egg shipments

The government looks set to accelerate the export of eggs in a move to tackle a domestic oversupply.

According to Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the Internal Trade Department, with a drastic fall in foreign tourist arrivals and more students learning online as part of pandemic protocols, domestic egg consumption has sharply dropped to about 38 million eggs a day.

Domestic egg production stands at 42 million eggs a day.

Ex-farm prices of eggs in mixed sizes are now quoted at an average of 2.50 baht each, down from 2.80 baht prior to the outbreak of the pandemic.

The current retail prices are lower than farmers’ production cost, which averages 2.70 baht…