2023-06-29 16:40:37
Two weeks ago the price of the bucket of eggs went up in price, medium and large ones cost between 3.20 and 3.50 dollars, but now the smallest ones are worth 3.60 and the most expensive ones are 4 dollars. There are several factors, such as the shortage of chickens, because they were culled for avian influenza, supply and demand, in addition to the cost of growing feed.
Sepal. However, everything starts from the moment the producers buy the offspring, they begin their growth process so that they produce. It costs at least $8 per hen to do so until she reaches 7 or 8 weeks to lay one or 2 eggs per day, depending on the farms they have close to 10,000 hens, more or less, and those are the eggs we consume.
Situation. Once they have reached maturity, production is constant for 2 to 3 months. After this time, production changes and that is when the hens are sold, and that could be the reason why eggs are now expensive.
Reality. The hens that no longer have the same production are those that reached 75 and 80 weeks, before they had a value of 2.50 dollars, currently it has doubled and now they cost up to 4.50 dollars. According to the distributor who preferred not to identify himself, in the farms they sell hens that are up to 70 weeks old, it is much more profitable, because in the event that a farm has 10,000 hens, it has a higher profit and even the entire cycle that is He explained that the eggs will continue with the price they have.
Variable. In other words, they depend on supply and demand. If there is overproduction, the product will be cheap, while if it is scarce, the value will increase. Another distributor owner pointed out that the producer association establishes the price considering the prices of food and supplements.
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