The supply of eggs in the south is falling, and their price is rising due to low supply

Alex Geri, Representative Southern Poultry Association, warned of higher prices for eggs south of Peru; because getting to these regions is becoming increasingly difficult; In addition, the cost of production has increased due to the lack of soy.

“People in the south are suffering from Prices very high, that it is inaccessible to the general population … in the south, I understand that it is up to S / 8 and up to S / 9 and no, there is simply no supply, because you cannot move, ”he said. explained.

Blockades not only prevent goods from reaching the southern regions, but also prevent trucks with soybeans from entering the country. Bolivian. This led to a shortage of one of the population’s staple foodstuffs. laying hens.

While two ships carrying this grain have been spotted in recent weeks, Jerry stressed that all of the goods were purchased by large companies such as

“The Romero Trading ship arrived on January 4th, but it was already sold en route due to integrations such as San Fernando or Redondos, they have already purchased it in its entirety. We asked for a closure but there was none. Then, in two weeks of January, another ship arrived, which was also resold,” he said.

Avisur concentrates poultry meat producers eggs south of Peru, of which are in shincha they produce 60% of the national consumption, they supplied themselves with soybeans brought from Trujillo, and for this they paid a freight charge of up to SGD 5,000, but now this product was in short supply in the aforementioned city.

“Now there is no Trujillo no where and the ships are going to call in the month of February, they are programmed from Argentina and Paraguay, it was originally said that they were going to be delivered through Chile from Arica and they were going to call from Bolivia to the port of Arica, but in Santa Cruz there is also a blockade due to internal political question… we are blocked everywhere and we, that is, unfortunately, use 90% of Bolivian soy because of the cost”

To supplement a balanced diet and replace soybeans, manufacturers use cotton and sunflower paste, but it does not provide enough supplements. fish flour this would be a good replacement, but each bag costs US$2,600 per ton.