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The egg market in Germany is facing a shortage due to increased costs of animal feed and energy, caused by the Ukraine war, and the new law banning the killing of male day-old chicks, which has doubled the housing costs for poultry farmers. The situation is expected to improve in spring, but in the meantime, the shortage is being offset by imports of eggs produced without killing chicks. German discounters and supermarkets are demanding eggs produced to this standard, further exacerbating the shortage.
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Packing stations and poultry farmers are having great difficulty supplying the German market with eggs. That will probably only improve in the spring, writes the Express. It is not the first time that the egg sector has sounded the alarm. He warned in March 2021 that the supply of eggs was problematic. The war in Ukraine has made animal feed more expensive and more difficult to obtain. In addition, energy costs have risen sharply. The sector is also upset with the male day-old chicks. Since 1 January 2022, killing them has been prohibited in Germany and the breeding of the 'brother roosters' must be co-financed by the companies. According to poultry farmer Henner Schönecke, the housing ...
Source: Nieuwe Oogst
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