<Anchor> The



price of eggs is continuing high for nearly two months.



When the avian influenza subsided, it was expected that it would soon normalize, but reporter Han Ji-yeon reported why the price was not falling. 



<Reporter>



Eggs, which used to be the'most complete national side dish', cannot be easily picked up by consumers these days. 



[Consumer A: I bought two at this price for one plus one.

I can't eat it.

I can't eat it for a while now.]



[Consumer B: I say something like 50% (it's up), but it's been up almost 100%.

It's the least basic food that commoners can eat.

It's too expensive.] In



the case of hypermarkets, a plate of 30 eggs

costs

close to 8,000 won, but in the case of premium eggs, it sometimes costs more than 10,000 won.



The retail price of an egg is 7,591 won, which is around 7,000 won for two months. 



It is more than 40% more expensive than normal. 



Even if you sell egg rolls at a side dish store, there is very little left.



[Side dish store owner: It's rolled up in 3 tiers.

Usually (egg) one 8 or 9 pieces.

If you receive it for 5,000 won, you will have 30% and 20% left like before, but now you can't.] It is not



enough to prevent the shortage of supply with imported products. 



The reason for the surge in egg prices is that the number of laying hen populations has dropped sharply due to killing due to the spread of avian influenza and AI. 



However, even though AI is in a real phase recently, the price of eggs remains the same. 



[Lee Hyung-Woo/Rural Economic Research Institute Livestock Observation Team Leader: It takes about 3 months to restock (after killing).

When it is said that the center (chicken over 3 months old) is stocked, then it is 3-4 months (until the eggs are laid).

(It takes 6 months?) Right.] In



addition, in order to raise the laying hens again, they must receive compensation for killings, but the livestock industry is not accepting the government's proposal, saying that the compensation standards are extremely insufficient. 



[Pocheon Laying hen farm owner: If the reward is about 3,500 won at the time of purchase, the farmhouse now has no choice but to buy the backbone of the 8,000 won or higher price and run the farm...

.] If



the time to raise laying hens is delayed, high egg prices may continue until the second half of the year.



(Video editing: Park Jin-hoon, VJ: Park Hyun-woo)