1, the feed price is high. Due to the rising prices of corn, soybeans and other feed raw materials in the international market, and the increase in transportation costs, the feed prices in Taiwan Province Province remain high.
2. The outbreak of avian influenza. Since February, 2002 1 and1,avian influenza has occurred in many places in Taiwan Province province, resulting in the culling or death of hundreds of thousands of poultry. Among them, the laying hens farms in central and southern areas such as Changhua County and Yunlin County suffered the most. According to statistics, as of February 23, 2023, the total number of poultry culled or slaughtered on the island reached 508,000.
3. Climate change affects output. Due to the influence of cold current in winter, large climate temperature difference and other factors, many chickens are injured or physiologically disordered. According to the statistics of the Chicken Association, the average daily egg laying rate of the whole island in June 2022 was 72.9%, down 3.7 percentage points from the previous month.
4. Egg merchants exploit the interests of egg farmers. Due to the imbalance between market supply and demand, poor government supervision and other reasons, some egg merchants use their monopoly position to depress the purchase price, raise the sales price, hoard and other means to make huge profits, and force egg farmers to sign unfair contracts or accept low recovery prices to exploit their interests.
Impact on the economy and society of Taiwan Province Province.
1. The food industry has been severely hit, especially those industries that rely on eggs such as baking and catering. Due to the lack of eggs, many food companies are forced to raise costs, reduce production, use alternative raw materials or cancel some products. For example, some baking shops dare not take big orders and can only sell them now; Some restaurants have cancelled dishes such as egg-wrapped rice and fried rice with eggs; Some bakeries use soybean milk or corn flour instead of eggs.
2. People's lives have been affected, especially low-income groups and the elderly. Due to the lack of eggs, many people complain that they can't buy cheap eggs, or they can only buy "infected eggs" (defective products produced by bird flu) or "nuclear eggs" (food contaminated by nuclear radiation) with poor quality and small specifications.
3. The credibility of the government is questioned, especially the agricultural commission and the economic sector. Due to the lack of eggs, many people and experts criticized the government for inaccurate prediction, poor supervision and slow response, and believed that the government did not effectively guarantee the food security and stable supply on the island.