Chinanews.com, February 23, according to reports from Taiwan’s China Times, recently, it has been hard to find cheap eggs on the island. According to statistics from Taiwan’s “Council of Agriculture”, the daily production of eggs this week has further dropped to 112,000 boxes (approx. 22.4 million pieces), there is still a gap between 118,000 boxes (approximately 23.6 million pieces) and 120,000 boxes (24 million pieces) demanded by the public; the bakery industry admits that rising prices will be one of the solutions, and some supermarkets have also adopted purchase restrictions Measures; Scholars criticized that the "Council of Agriculture" was inaccurate in forecasting the supply and demand of eggs, resulting in the failure to deploy imported eggs in advance.

The photo shows the egg marketers in Taipei City stepping up their pace to clean up the batches of eggs, weigh them and pack them into boxes.

Photo source: Photo by Du Yiyan, Taiwan's "China Times"

　　A bakery in Taichung disrupted its baking plan due to a shortage of eggs. The boss said that even if you have money, you may not be able to buy eggs. Before ordering 4 boxes, you only got 1 box. Sell ​​it now; in addition, not only the price of eggs has increased, but also raw materials such as flour and oil. The combined cost has increased by at least 15% to 20%.

　　Another cake specialty store also pointed out that there were originally 3 egg suppliers, but one of them has limited supply at present, so the emergency dispatch has increased to 5 suppliers, and the current product supply is normal, but whether there will be a gap in the future depends on the chicken epidemic situation in the pasture. Certainly.

Some bakery companies also indicated that they will adjust the price in response to the increase in raw materials, and consumers may have to tighten their belts if they want to buy cakes to satisfy their sense of ritual.

Taiwanese bakery.

Photo source: Photo by Chen Yicheng, Taiwan's "China Times"

　　The four major supermarkets on the island have also been affected by the egg shortage. Under the condition of enjoying the discount, the price of tea eggs is maintained at around NT$10, but some operators have privately revealed that they cannot afford it.

Some burgers in fast food restaurants also contain eggs. Insiders said that they can only find ways to stabilize the supply of eggs. If the situation is not clear, they have to import liquid eggs or processed eggs.

　　The egg shortage crisis has caused many people to panic, and mass supermarkets have adopted more restrictions on purchases.

There are supermarkets that supply eggs in batches every day, which is convenient for buying at different times. Each person is limited to 2 boxes at a time. At the same time, consumers are urged to buy eggs in moderation and do not hoard them.

　　Lei Li-fen, a professor at the Department of Agricultural Economics at National Taiwan University, said that the problem of egg shortage happened last year, but it happened again this year.

She suggested that the "Council of Agriculture" should subsidize egg farmers to upgrade equipment, reduce the impact of climate or bird flu, and encourage large egg farmers to expand production.

　　Zhao Shaokang, chairman of "Zhongguang", pointed out that there has been a lack of eggs for nearly 3 years. Chen Jizhong, the chairman of the "Council of Agriculture", has worked from "deputy chairman" to "chairman" for 7 years, and he can't even solve the problem of egg shortage. It is obvious that the government is incompetent.

To Chen Jizhong's explanation of bird flu, Zhao Shaokang questioned that bird flu is not only found in Taiwan, it is a seasonal disease, can it be prevented and controlled?

　　In response to Chen Jizhong's statement that "eggs in many regions are more expensive than in Taiwan", Zhao Shaokang criticized that the current high officials not only cannot solve the problem, but also have the cheek to find tricks to excuse their own incompetence. Bitter to the egg.

　　Zhao Shaokang ridiculed that Zheng Wencan, the deputy head of the administrative team, went to the supermarket, and the egg shelves became full, "Zheng Wencan is better than hens", wherever he goes, there are eggs everywhere, what a joke, what era? Still playing this game, shame on me.