Golden eggs? • Growers demand: another 4 agorot

The Poultry Farmers Association, has announced the general shutdown of egg marketing from next week and until the acceptance of the Organization's demand - to update the price of eggs (under supervision). They claim that the rise is a must, following the steep price increase in food prices for poultry. The message was given by the organization's secretary Moti Elkabetz.

Growers explained that recently the price of the mixture which is fed to poultry has increased by 30% and therefore they demand an update in the price of eggs, so that the breeder will get another 4 agorot an egg.

By calculation, if the requirement of breeders is enacted, the retail egg price will rise by 5.5 agorot.

Elkabetz noted in his statement that the rise of prices was required before the holidays, but the breeders - in consideration of the consumers - agreed to delay the execution. "Unfortunately, despite the patience we showed we are encountering bureaucracy and the finance minister's refusal to be bound by the price update, so we had no choice but to take the extreme step of stopping the marketing of eggs."

Elkabetz added: "According to an agreement, updates of prices were done several times in recent years when the price cuts of our production costs were decreased, and we will be the first to be happy to drop the price again - if the price of the mixture would drop."

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!