Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has vowed to tackle the rising price of chicken eggs and create a more balanced pricing system to satisfy both egg producers and consumers.He said he has received many complaints about the rising price of eggs and is trying to solve the issue urgently.
The price of eggs is traditionally seen as a prime reflector of a government's efficiency in controlling the price of consumer goods. Mr Abhisit said many factors have caused the price to rise including bird flu, the drought and the ineffective management of the egg trade.
Egg production was hit heavily by the bird flu epidemic during the final quarter of last year and a top-down overhaul in the production and trade of eggs is needed, he said. He said a meeting will be held next week to revise the trading system.
Source: Asian Agribusiness Group
