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China - Egg prices "rocket" due to shortage after H7N9 outbreaks - banks not lending to poultry farmers due to "high-risk"

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"Rocket egg" breakthrough six yuan mark for the production of bird flu after "retaliatory" price


2014-08-19 14:07   Source: Yimeng Evening phone to read news network Peninsula Peninsula City NewsSmall font Large font
  Walk in August, egg prices surged, 6 yuan mark soon be "broken", " rocket eggs "come again and created a record high price of eggs. However, behind the skyrocketing price of eggs, once again highlighted the lack of anti-risk ability of small and medium poultry farmers, how to jump out of the price, "a new high" this vicious circle, government departments, banks and various efforts such as chicken farmers need. A hair more than seven eggs and egg prices hit a record high  , "6 dollars per kilogram of eggs, where to buy all the price." on the 18th, at the station before the farmer's market, egg wholesalers and retailers Zhao Yuan Cai said. Zhao Yuan color eggs do business for nearly 20 years, but never had eggs to sell 6 yuan / kg of high prices, "catty 5 yuan had been very high."   within the city a supermarket, the price of eggs the same labeled as 6 yuan / kg. Reporters randomly took 10 eggs, according to 6 yuan / kg price, after weighing a total price of 7.4 yuan, an average of more than one egg seven hairs, even the salesman also lamented:. "Can not afford to eat eggs"   and In July, the price of eggs is still under 5 yuan / kg, with an average of around 5 per egg hair, prices rose virtually increased the public's food basket. However, as the necessities of eggs, it is impossible to leave the table, face high prices so "rocket eggs", the public had relatively less time purchase amount, the next time the purchase price can be reduced expectations.   "Eggs sold less than in July nearly one fifth." Egg wholesaler Sun Qiwu former station market introduction, three days ago, the egg price exceeded 600 yuan mark, sales decreased significantly, usually one day to pin 150 cartons of eggs (45 per box pounds), now less than 130 boxes. Costs from fear, bakery one day less to earn 100 yuan  interview, the reporter found a phenomenon, a small egg more welcomed by the public, is not affected by egg heads too large to be seen. Egg wholesalers Zhao Yuan Cai said, which is related to the recent rise in egg prices, "eggs are sold on the pounds for restaurants or street vendors, it is just the opposite, we all love to pick small eggs to buy."   egg prices rose, although food restaurants and processed eggs Stall not timely raised prices, but can always see the "weight" is reduced. Urban mountain one egg pie filling genistein stall Ms. Sun told reporters that a minimum price for the finished cake is still 3.5 yuan. Reporters saw her eggs were used small head, "earn less than 10 dollars a day, the cost of all themselves, can only choose a small point of the egg." "According to the current selling price of eggs, I earn 100 a day less about dollars. "Yimeng Road in the city bakery, the owner Mr. Wang said, patisserie processed foods such as bread, cakes and every day are generally required to add the eggs, a large amount of eggs, but always afraid to raise prices, only self- Tam costs. "I hope the price of eggs senses." Conversation Wang also looking down the price of eggs in order to reduce operating losses. Average 0.74 yuan per egg.

Avian cut after "retaliatory" price  "the price of eggs rose mainly because the eggs in short supply, mainly due to lack of supply is still that the subsequent impact of avian flu."

Ota farm company Tianchang Qing, general manager of the city, told reporters he was engaged in raising within the past 30 years the chicken industry has never encountered in 2012 and 2013 for two consecutive years outbreaks of bird flu, "a small portion of the city's chicken farmers misfortune, but the environment does not work, the public 'about chickens' , eggs, chicken volume and price down. "This greatly dampened the confidence of chicken households.   With the market pick up eggs, egg demand increases, prices rise, but to bring the lessons of avian flu poultry farmers reminding "not at liberty to append chicks." Tian Changqing said the chicks need to nurture the growth of the first egg of about five months, a longer growth cycle but also to chicken farmers in production, chasing yield aspects wavering. By Mid-peak with eggs, egg shortage of production capacity contributed to soaring prices, which can also be understood as bird flu cuts after the "retaliatory" price.   

"Small and Medium Enterprises chicken insufficient ability to resist risks from a shortage of funds." Tian Changqing said that before the bird flu, chicken farmers can more easily from bank loans, after the outbreak of bird flu, chicken industry has been characterized as a high-risk banking industry, loan off opportunities, "funds are not guaranteed, so what is put into the investment."   

Tian Changqing think again the possibility of bird flu outbreaks almost no chicken industry outlook remains promising, but there is no financial support and commercial insurance, chicken farmers involved chicken in the field still have too many worries, which also requires the joint efforts of a multi-sectoral government, banks and chicken farmers, etc. to resolve. [Editor: Li Minna]

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