Chicken egg prices drop to 1,300 dong per egg, farmers cry out that they have already mortgaged their 'red book and sister's property'

Egg Prices Plummet to Rock Bottom This is the account of Mr. Tran Van Manh - owner of a laying hen farm with 40,000 birds in Long Xuyen commune (Kinh Mon town, Hai Duong province) when discussing poultry egg prices. Mr. Manh has been raising laying hens for nearly two decades. At one point, laying hens were like a "gold-dispensing machine" generating tens of billions annually. But in recent years, egg farming has become unstable, with more losses than profits. "Last year, over 60% of the days I had to sell chicken eggs below production costs. In the end, I worked hard all year without earning a single dong, and even incurred significant losses," he said sadly to VietNamNet. Especially from August-September last year, poultry egg prices showed a downward trend. In fact, from the beginning of the year until now, chicken egg prices have "fallen to the bottom", reaching only 1,300-1,400 dong per egg. Mr. Manh's family has nearly 30,000 egg-laying hens and over 10,000 replacement ...