Egg’s so cheap in Plateau State farmers say it’s “spoiling business”
The cost of producing eggs has gone up in Lagos and elsewhere. So has the price Nigerians have to pay to buy them.
But in Plateau State? Well, the cost of production remain high but price of eggs continues to crashing.
Why? There are too many eggs available for sale.
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) said the development could lead to serious trouble.
“It is only Plateau that a crate of egg goes for N700, while a bag of chicken feeds as at today goes for N3,700, making the poultry business largely unprofitable,” PAN chairman John Dasar told NAN.
“So, we are pleading with government to help mop these eggs so as to help our farmers bounce back to business,’’ he said.
“Mop” the eggs? Yes. Buy them from farmers and do whatever with them.
Here’s what could happen if no one “mops” the egg glut.
Dasar said most farms would be forced to close down, thereby increasing the menace of unemployment in the state.
But can these eggs be “exported” to other states where prices are high?
