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Sri Lanka to import 1 mn eggs daily from India to meet market demand

Sri Lanka will import one million eggs daily from five chicken farms in India to meet its growing market demand, the crisis-hit island nation's top importing agency said on Tuesday. Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation (STC) Chairman Asiri Valisundara said that 20 million eggs were imported from India, of which 10 million have been released to the market. The eggs were being imported from two chicken farms in India, and the Animal Production Department has additionally approved the purchase of eggs from three other farms, Valisundara was quoted as saying by the Colombo Page news portal. STC Chairman Walisundara said it has been decided to import one million eggs daily from five chicken farms in India. He said that permission was received to import eggs from three more farms according to the report given by the three officials of the Animal Production Department and the State Trading Corporation who visited poultry farms in India. The further import of eggs is based on market demand

In European Union's inflation crisis, the humble egg takes the cake

The humble egg has become a star performer for all the wrong reasons as inflation has hit households across the European Union extremely hard over the year. The EU's statistical agency Eurostat announced Friday that the average price of an egg that important staple for poor families and gourmet cooks alike had risen by 30 per cent over the year to January 2023, becoming a symbol of how the cost of living has hit everyone in the 27-nation bloc. Even if the latest inflation figures show that annual inflation in the 20-nation eurozone has started to decline to 8.5 per cent in February, the sector of food, alcohol and tobacco continued to rise and stood at 15 per cent. And then, eggs outperform just about all. Two years ago, egg inflation still stood at a lean 1 per cent, rising to 7 per cent the year after before reaching 30 per cent in February. Egg prices were whipped up the most in the Czech Republic, rising 85 per cent over the year, followed closely by two other central Europea

Lankan govt gives temporary green light to import of eggs from India

A temporary permission had been granted to import eggs for a period of two months

Malaysia's egg shortage sets Indian hatcheries on path to record exports

India shipped 5 million eggs to Malaysia in December and will ship 10 million in January and up to 15 million in February, according Kumar

Swiggy Instamart delivered 50 mn egg, 30 mn milk orders in past two years

Some 62,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables were ordered on Instamart during the past year. This is the weight of about 15,500 Asian elephants, Swiggy said

On the table, protein-rich plant-based alternatives to meat and eggs

Global statistics in recent years show a trend toward plant-based eating. It's no wonder that the global foodtech market is forecast to exceed $342 billion by 2027

Govt objects to Singapore's restrictions on meat, eggs import

Singapore claimed that meat, eggs, and their products must be imported from approved sources in accredited countries or regions that meet the Singapore Food Agency's (SFA) standards

Eggoz raises $3.5 mn in Series A funding round led by NABVENTURES

With this funding, Eggoz intends to increase its brand footprint, launch egg-based value-added products, and enter new geographies.

Eggs are farm produce, transporting them is exempt from GST: Karnataka AAR

The ruling was pronounced on an application by SAS Cargo, which transports eggs and hatcheries by rail

South Korean government will import 200 million eggs by September

Korean government will import 200 million eggs by next month to stabilise egg prices. It is planning to increase direct sales of imported eggs to customers by supplying more than half to large supermarkets.Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance, announced the import plan after visiting Daejeon Ojeong-dong Agriculture and Seafood Market and E-mart Dunsan Branch on the 3rd to check consumer prices.The government will significantly increase the volume of imported eggs to 100 million in August and 100 million in September.More than half of imported eggs will be supplied to large retailers such as supermarkets.Previously, imported eggs were mainly supplied to catering companies and processing companies, but now consumers can purchase imported eggs directly.The price of 30 imported eggs of the aT Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation will also be reduced by 1,000 won from 4,000 won to 3,000 won from coming 5th."In order to cut the price of eggs

Demand for eggs bounces back amid 2nd Covid wave

The demand for eggs, which had fallen during January-February due to the bird flu outbreak, has bounced back with rise in consumption of key poultry commodity, according to government officials.

Commerce ministry issues draft order for exports of eggs, egg products

The commerce ministry has come out with a draft order as per which eggs and egg products would be subjected to quality control or inspection prior to exports

India's milk, egg production registers 6% increase despite coronavirus

Despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, milk and egg production in India has increased by 6%

Eggs increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, premature death: Study

Healthier people tend to eat more eggs because they feel there's a lot of protein in them

Egg prices hit record high

However, higher input costs eat into profits of farms