The Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera said that the prices of eggs and chicken meat may come down from next year, and that there will be no further increase, and that there will be no need to import eggs from next year, saying “All in one direction for a stable country” Presidential Media yesterday (14) It is reported that he made the announcement while attending a news conference held at the center.
The minister who further commented there,
“Although the poultry meat and egg production industry is self-sufficient in our country, the production of poultry meat and eggs decreased as a result of the decline in animal feed production due to the Covid epidemic situation and the economic crisis. 100% of the meat and egg production required by the country is done by the private sector. Currently The number of chicks in all the farms has exceeded 3,420,000. Most of the time, those animals will lay eggs by the month of December. Therefore, the industrialists say that the production of eggs will increase further after the month of December. The poultry industry needs If we give these industrialists the opportunity to import maize for food production, our customers will benefit from it in the future.”