Easter. The ministry takes the floor on eggs

Minister Siekierski during the Agrotech Fair in Kielce was asked about an increase in egg prices for several percent. According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, change is not the result of a real lack of goods on the market.

– This is the market reaction to a slightly lower supply (quantity – ed.), As well as to media messages. This is a problem that occurs even in the United States, where it is analyzed how many hens fall per capita. These indicators in Poland are much better. I think there will be eggs for the holiday period – he said.

He added that Rising prices should lead to reflection on the future of the poultry sector in Poland. In his opinion, a stable model may be, among others Maintaining poultry production on smaller farms, provided that sanitary standards are met. – This requires compliance with all norms, especially in the context of disease protection – he noted.

He pointed out that this is a key issue, especially now, during the migration of birds from the South, which can transfer diseases. That is why it is so important to properly protect the breeding and control of sanitary conditions.

On Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture published a message related to information that – as noted by the ministry – appeared in the media space and concerned alleged egg deficits in retail. “

The ministry explained that “possibly noticeable deficiencies can only affect eggs from the far -off”, which may be the result of the actions of the retail chains that withdrew eggs from their offer from cage farming. “

The announcement emphasized that “bird influenza and pre -Christmas periods have an impact on higher egg prices.” The ministry pointed out that this applies to the entire European Union market. According to the European Commission data, at the turn of February and March this year, the average price of eggs in packaging was 13.1 percent. higher than in the same period last year.

The Ministry of Agriculture pointed out that the refraction of cage hens was introduced as “a solution to serious problems with diseases decorating herds in the past.” The influenza of birds is a disease present in Poland throughout the year and poses a fatal threat to chickens outside of henoes.

“For this reason, in the subsequent Embarrassment of Great Britain, orders to close chickens in chicken coops are introduced, and in one of the US states the authorities allowed to return to cage farming. This is a form of breeding safer for birds and giving greater opportunities to obtain cheaper eggs, without the risk associated with the wild birds and rodents with viruses of destroying poultry, in a statement.

The Ministry of Agriculture said that Poland has been an exporter of consumer eggs for years – about 40 percent goes to a foreign recipient. domestic production. According to the data of the Institute of Economics of Agriculture and Food Economy – the National Research Institute – to which the ministry cites – the volume of consumer eggs in Poland is within 550-560 thousand. tons per year.