Egg supply of German origin can no longer be guaranteed
Chicken Egg
Germany
Published Mar 18, 2022
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03/17/2022 | 20:56:00 | ID: 32599 | Department: Agriculture | Tier Berlin (agrar-PR) - There is "red alert" in the German egg industry. Against the background of massively restricted supply chains and dramatic cost increases, especially for animal feed, the Bundesverband Ei e.V. (BVEi) is sending an urgent wake-up call to politicians and the food retail trade.
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03/17/2022 | 20:56:00 | ID: 32599 | Department: Agriculture | animal Berlin (agrar-PR) - There is "red alert" in the German egg industry. Against the background of massively restricted supply chains and dramatic cost increases, especially for animal feed, the Bundesverband Ei e.V. (BVEi) is sending an urgent wake-up call to politicians and the food retail trade. The German egg industry can supply eggs from Germany at the latest. The latest developments on the global agricultural market are forcing the German egg industry to its knees. “There is sometimes sheer existential fear among our farmers. The prices for animal feed have more than doubled in a very short time. GMO-free soy is hard to come by. As a result, many keepers are no longer able to re-stall,” says Henner Schönecke, Chairman of the BVEi, describing the threatening situation. Fewer laying hens housed means fewer eggs to feed the population. Schönecke expects that the security of supply with German eggs can no longer be ...
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