Malaysia will import chicken eggs from abroad amid their shortage in the country

Malaysian authorities will import chicken eggs from several sources abroad amid shortages in the country. This was reported by the Burnam agency on Tuesday, citing the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, Mohamad Sabu. "The ministry is always developing various approaches to ensure a stable supply of chicken eggs at competitive prices. The ministry is confident that the issue of insufficient supply of chicken eggs can be resolved in the near future through the cooperation of various parties," the agency quoted the minister as saying. He noted that the authorities of the country will import eggs from several sources abroad. The decision, the minister added, will be reviewed when the situation with the supply of chicken eggs on the market stabilizes. According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Malaysians consume approximately 968 million eggs per month. As the Straits Times wrote in October, citing local retailers, the shortage of eggs in Malaysia began after poultry ...