Why egg prices increased to N8,500 in Nigeria – Oyiola

Mojeed Iyiola, the president of the Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN, Lagos, has explained wherefore ovum prices person surged to arsenic overmuch arsenic N8,500 per crate arsenic scarcity intensifies successful parts of Nigeria.

Speaking with NAN successful a caller interview, Iyiola attributed the terms hike and scarcity to the deficiency of day-old chicks (DOCs), which helium said is driving the nationwide ovum shortage.

He noted that poultry farmers presently person nary entree to DOCs, adding that each hatcheries are afloat booked.

“The large crushed for the looming scarcity of eggs is that astir aged layers person been sold off, and poultry farmers presently person nary entree to DOCs.

“When farmers spell to the hatcheries to publication for DOCs, speech from unavailability, prices summation each week,” Iyiola said.

DAILY POST reports that earlier the scarcity, a crate of eggs sold for betwixt N5,500 and ...