Tunisia: 2021 broiler production figures up, eggs down

Published 2022년 1월 26일

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The National Observatory of Agriculture in Tunisia has called on egg producers to increase supply to meet local demand, as the Ministry of Trade has set maximum profit margins due to pressure on egg supply and prices. In 2021, the agricultural sector in Zaghouan saw a 330% increase in investment compared to the previous year, with 90 investment operations worth €12.4 million. These investments were primarily used for equipping the poultry sector, rehabilitating state-owned agricultural land, and planting fruit trees. The family consumer price index for December 2021 showed a year-on-year increase of 7.6% in food prices, primarily due to price increases in poultry, olive oil, and eggs.

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As reported by Agence Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP), this was according to the National Observatory of Agriculture (Onagri) at a time when pressure is being exerted on the supply and prices of eggs for consumption, prompting the Ministry of Trade to set maximum profit margins. The Ministry has, therefore, called on egg producers to strengthen supply to meet local demand and accelerate the formation of a buffer stock for Ramadan 2022. Meanwhile, the volume of investment in the agricultural sector has increased. In the governorate of Zaghouan, an increase of nearly 330% in 2021 compared to 2020 was recorded by the local director of the Agency for the Promotion of Agricultural Investment, Samir Marzouk, who spoke to TAP. He noted that 90 investment operations worth 41.2 million dinars (€12.4 million) were approved in 2021 against 99 operations worth 9.5 million dinars (€2.9 million) in 2020, reports the news agency. Steady growth for Africa’s chicken meat market According to a new ...

Source: Poultryworld