Secretary of Poultry Association of Nigeria(PAN) Musa Hakeem has said that a crate of egg which currently sells between N5,500 and N6,000 may soon be sold at N10,000.
Speaking at a press conference to commemorate World Egg Day in Abuja, Secretary of PAN in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), called on the government to declare a state of emergency in the egg production sector, seeing the serious decline in protein intake, Nigerians can not afford to depend on the importation of eggs.
Hakeem attributed the looming increase to soaring transportation costs resulting from the removal of fuel subsidies, and escalating feed prices driven by feed millers.
He expressed disappointment over the lack of significant governmental support to poultry farmers.
He said, “To the best of my knowledge, the last time we received any grains intervention from the government was three years ago saying other respite by the government to cushion the high prices of food are only read on the pages of the newspaper.”
Hakeem urged for stronger cooperation between the government and Poultry farmers, emphasizing that the association possesses comprehensive data on poultry farmers that could be utilized for more targeted interventions.
