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Started importing broiler eggs to stabilize chicken supply 2023.08.16 11:00:00
Livestock Policy Hall Livestock Management Division
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ( Minister Jeong Hwang-geun , hereinafter the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ) is promoting the import of broiler chicken eggs to stabilize the price of chicken, which has recently risen due to a supply shortage , and announced that they will arrive in Korea for the first time on August 17th . As for the import of eggs, in 2017 , laying hens were imported due to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) , but this is the first time that commercial hens for breeding have been imported .
Last July , broiler supply was 67.28 million, a decrease of 6.2% compared to the previous year, and wholesale and consumer prices remained 9.3% and 12.0% higher than the previous year, respectively .
* Wholesale price (July , KRW / kg): ('22 ) 3,750 → ('23) 4,098 ( 9.3% ↑ from the previous year )
* * Consumer price (July , KRW / kg): ('22 ) 5,670 → ('23) 6,352 ( 12.0% ↑ from the previous year )
Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture , Food and Rural Affairs has made various efforts such as encouraging additional stocking of broiler chickens , expanding the stocking of chickens , and adding quota tariffs . has promoted
* Samgye slaughter in July : ( Normal year ) 28.45 million , ('22 ) 26.24 million , / ('23) 28.99 million ( 10.5% ↑ from the previous year )
** Tariff allocation : 60,000 tons introduced in the first half / 30,000 tons in the second half (29,800 tons recommended , 29,646 tons cleared on August 14 )
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs imports about 5 million eggs from the Netherlands from August 17 through Harim and Dongwoo Farm to Table, and supplies about 4 million hatched chicks to farmhouses . Considering the breeding period , broilers will be on the market from October will be supplied to The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs partially subsidizes the difference between the domestic chick price and the cost of producing chicks hatched after importing eggs .
The government plans to keep a close eye on the chicken supply and demand situation and strive to stabilize chicken prices in various ways, such as additional imports of eggs and expansion of quota tariffs .
Kim Jeong- wook, Director General of Livestock Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs , said, “ This import of eggs is being promoted for a stable supply of chicken meat, which has a close impact on people’s lives . ” . ” he said .
- (Livestock Policy Office-Livestock Management Division) Press release (8.17 morning edition).hwp (File size: 106 KB) direct view
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