“It will increase a little but since our supply is stable, we do not expect that there will really be a very steep increase in the price of eggs. Right now, the average egg price is around PHP6.70 to PHP9 per piece, depending on where you buy it. But that PHP6.70 is reasonable at this moment,” paliwanag ni DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa sa isang public briefing.
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Paliwanag nito, madalas na mataas ang demand ng itlog kapag may pasok sa mga paaralan at Kapaskuhan.
"During school time, students eat an egg before leaving and they also have them as packed food in school; and when the Christmas season is near, the demand for eggs is also high. Forty percent of our egg production is used by industrial users, those who make bread, cakes, in hotels and restaurants; sixty percent are our household users,” ani De Mesa.
Nasa 36 milyon aniya kada araw ang commercial production ng itlog at ito ay sapat na upang matugunan ang demand.
"So this is enough for the consumption of every Filipino of about 160 eggs per year or that is equivalent to eight kilos of eggs per Filipino in a year. So, our level of production is good,” dagdag pa ng opisyal.
PNA
