are grappling with the exorbitant retail prices of chicken, soaring as high as P200 per kilo in Metro Manila markets, which is double the farmgate price of only P95 a kilo.
Egg producers in the Philippines confirmed in late-April that their production has dropped by 20% due to the culling of at least 10 million chicken layers amid the bird flu outbreak.
Egg producers confirmed yesterday that their production has dropped by 20 percent due to the culling of at least 10 million chicken layers amid the bird flu outbreak.
The farmgate price for eggs has dropped by at least P1 per piece, but retail prices continue to be high at P9.50 per piece in markets, the United Broiler Raisers Association reported yesterday.
Eating onions and eggs is now beyond the reach of some people in the Philippines. For now, it’s a luxury to eat onions and eggs here in the Philippines.