Pagkain ng mas maraming itlog, isinusulong ng Dept. of Agriculture ngayong marami ang supply nito | BT - video Dailymotion

GMA Integrated News

Hinihikayat ng Department of Agriculture ang mga Pilipino na kumain ng mas maraming itlog!   Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 10:30 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali.  #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

Transcript

00:00 The Department of Agriculture is urging Filipinos to eat more eggs.

00:04 According to Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel Demesa,

00:07 they are already consulting the DSWD and National Nutrition Council to increase the number of eggs.

00:13 This is a cheap source of protein.

00:15 There are also a lot of eggs in supply now because the production has improved following the cold weather.

00:21 According to some egg sellers in the Commonwealth Market in Quezon City,

00:24 the price of eggs has dropped and this price may last until April.

00:29 Based on the price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture,

00:32 eggs in their market in Metro Manila are priced from P6.80 to P8.50.

00:40 Despite the good production of eggs this season,

00:46 egg producers are affected by the low demand.

00:50 The Department of Agriculture is urging Filipinos to eat more eggs.

00:54 To talk about this, we have news this afternoon.

00:57 This is Philippine Egg Board Association President Francis Oyejara.

01:00 Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.

01:03 Good morning, Sir Rafi and Miss Connie and to all the viewers and listeners of Balitang Hali.

01:10 Good morning to you, Sir Francis.

01:12 At this time, can you say that we have an over supply of eggs in the country?

01:17 Now, we can say that the supply of eggs is too much compared to the current demand.

01:24 All right. But what they are saying is that it is not balanced.

01:29 The demand of egg producers is high because they are in deficit.

01:36 What are our expectations when it comes to this?

01:41 If we can remember, in the last three months, last year,

01:47 October, November, December, we had a shortage in the supply of eggs

01:54 because of the increase in demand towards the Christmas season or the holiday season.

02:00 So what happened is that our industry caught up with the lack of production during that time.

02:09 The problem is that after the holiday season, this January towards February,

02:15 the demand for eggs dropped significantly and the production of eggs was left high for the farmers.

02:25 This is the result of the price drop in farm gate prices.

02:31 Okay. But how much percentage did our egg production increase in the country compared to the last quarter of the last year, Sir?

02:38 Compared to the last quarter, the production is the same.

02:44 If we say that production was 100% during December, now, it is still the same during January.

02:52 So what adjusted is that the current demand dropped.

02:56 Now, as part of what we call natural correction,

03:02 what farmers are doing now is reducing their chickens

03:09 to match the correct level of supply versus demand.

03:15 Okay. The Department of Agriculture is urging the public to consume more eggs.

03:22 What is your reaction to that?

03:24 That's right. Early this year, our association with the Department of Agriculture communicated well

03:35 about the promotion of egg consumption, along with several government projects.

03:45 We are very hopeful about this with the current administration of the Department of Agriculture.

03:57 Francis, the demand is low now.

04:00 What is the discarding that our egg producers are doing to recover?

04:03 And the eggs are not being sold to the farms.

04:06 As I mentioned, we have what we call natural correction.

04:12 Now, since the supply is high, many are reducing their chickens.

04:18 We call that "kaling" or selling of old chickens.

04:23 So to reduce our expenses or our operational expenses,

04:30 we are doing this to compensate for the low demand that resulted in the low price.

04:37 Hopefully, in a few months, we will be able to match the correct supply versus the current demand.

04:47 The problem is that the summer season is coming.

04:52 That's right.

04:54 It will give us new problems and challenges in our operations.

05:03 How are you preparing for the coming summer?

05:06 You are still in the process of preparing because we know that this will have a big effect on the chickens.

05:10 Well, we have things to do, such as medication and supplements.

05:17 We are also adjusting the formulation of our feed and scheduling of our feeding to the chickens.

05:25 We are also putting in fans to cool the chickens.

05:33 We have farms that we call "pool cells" or tunnel ventilated systems.

05:38 This is the controlled environment.

05:41 So this will add to the expenses, Francis?

05:44 Yes, it will add to the expenses.

05:47 Our farmers are accepting this along with our operations.

05:56 However, our objective in partnership with the government is to solve the extreme price increase and price decrease.

06:08 We want our egg producers to have a good income while the price of our retailers is not that high.

Pagkain ng mas maraming itlog, isinusulong ng Dept. of Agriculture ngayong marami ang supply nito | BT

Category

Transcript

Recommended