The South Korean government plans to import 44 million eggs within a month to ensure a stable supply

Yonhap Seong February 3rd, South Korea's Ministry of Planning and Finance (the Ministry of Planning) held a meeting with relevant departments on the 3rd to discuss plans to stabilize annual prices, and decided to import 24 million eggs from the end of the Spring Festival holiday until the end of this month.
government has said it will import 20m eggs by the Spring Festival, with plans to import a total of 44m by the end of February.
recent days, the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in South Korea has led to an increasing number of egg and chicken culls, affected by the impact of egg prices have been high.
, as of January 29, the retail price of an egg (30 pieces) was 7,350 won (about 42.3 yuan), up 97 won from the previous day.
Planning Department plans to set up a joint consultation mechanism with relevant departments to centrally inspect the import clearance process, packaging and other circulation processes, in order to ensure the rapid import and supply of eggs.
if avian flu worsens the oversupply of eggs, the Ministry of Planning will increase the number of eggs imported.
Addition, the Ministry of Planning plans to increase the supply of apples and pears to 2.1 times and 1.9 times the usual levels, respectively, and to jointly operate price stability teams with local governments to crack down on acts that disrupt circulation order.
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