The cause of the price of chicken eggs according to breeders in Indonesia

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The price of broiler chicken eggs has continued to increase in the last few weeks. The peak of price increases for both producers and consumers is expected to occur at the end of this month. President of the National Peternal Layer, Musbar Mesdi, said there were a number of reasons for the increase in the price of chicken eggs this year. However, in general, this cannot be separated from the impact of the ongoing corona virus pandemic. From the demand side, Musbar said that consumption this year tends to increase. "In the era of pandemics and work from home, per capita consumption has increased to 4 kg, from 14.7 kg per capita to 18.7 kg per capita. This is beyond expectations," said Musbar in a written explanation to Republika.co.id, Sunday. (20/12) night. Apart from demand, the price of layer chicken seeds is also the cause of the high cost of chicken eggs. Currently, he said, the price of day old chicken (DOC) layer touched above IDR 17,000 per head. ...