Egg prices go up amid rising costs & demand

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Egg prices go up amid rising costs & demand

BANGKOK, 11 July 2016 (NNT) – The Internal Trade Department reports that the price of eggs has been a little higher during this period due to a number of factors.

Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa, Director-General of the Internal Trade Department explained increased demand resulting partly from school commencement, had surpassed the supply.

The chairman of a chicken raising co-op in Ang Thong revealed egg prices had to be adjusted upwards since the scorching weather caused some chickens to die and others to lose their appetite which impaired egg-laying. Chicken feed has also become more expensive.

In Ang Thong, egg prices have been 14-20 percent higher, depending on the size. A pack containing 30 eggs is sold for 100-110 baht instead of 80-95 baht. A size 9 egg costs 3.65 baht, up from 3.61 baht. The Internal Trade Department said the current price rise was minimal.

-- NNT 2016-07-11

[DLang]

I await the eggscruciating TV puns.

Oh, omletting that one slide.

[vogie]

I await the eggscruciating TV puns.

Oh, omletting that one slide.

Price rises are no yolk.

[DLang]

I await the eggscruciating TV puns.

Oh, omletting that one slide.

Price rises are no yolk.

In deed, prices are high un oeuf already.

[anotheruser]

Oh well, at least the price of necessities like alcohol and cigarettes will never go up...

[worgeordie]

The Internal Trade Department said the current price rise was minimal.

yes ONLY 14-20 % higher.

regards worgeordie

[DLang]

I'm surprised that a husband and wife operation in Lopburi isn't shaping, sanding and painting stones and selling them off to market traders at 1/3rd of the price.

[Alive]

The egg market has been out of control in recent years! I can hardly keep up with the stories on it everyday.

[gandalf12]

And everything that is made with eggs will also rise in cost. Just a small issue they forgot to mention

[Alive]

I see your point but have prices ever dropped? Well, they should have because gas dropped incredibly. The products using eggs don't change it seems especially at those padgrapow and egg restaurants.

[SABloke]

And what that got to do with the price of eggs...oh wait...finally something actually has

[koolkarl]

Yet this military gov. and all other gov. keep saying there is deflation, therefore zero int. rates.

When will the world wake up that they are being played like a puppet on a string?

By the way, these are the lowest interest rates in over 3,000 years !!!!! That is even before Christ.

[prakhonchai nick]

What is a size 9 egg? Size of a marble?

[khwaibah]

What is a size 9 egg? Size of a marble?

TV can not give an answer. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/611210-egg-size-specifications-in-thailand/

and the Government is no better. http://www.acfs.go.th/standard/download/eng/hen%20egg_ENG.pdf

[bark]

And everything that is made with eggs will also rise in cost. Just a small issue they forgot to mention

Like Egg Salad, A real Thai favorite.

[NE1]

" The chairman of a chicken raising co-op in Ang Thong revealed egg prices had to be adjusted upwards since the scorching weather caused some chickens to die and others to lose their appetite which impaired egg-laying "

So now the cooler weather is here , and the eggs will be shooting out like machine gun bullets , will the prices drop ?

[KMartinHandyman]

A tv poster saw this trend recently and has a looong and rather funny thread about this very fact.

He'll be eggstatic to see trade department report.

[prakhonchai nick]

What is a size 9 egg? Size of a marble?

TV can not give an answer. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/611210-egg-size-specifications-in-thailand/

and the Government is no better. http://www.acfs.go.th/standard/download/eng/hen%20egg_ENG.pdf

The government publication suggests sizes are 0-5. No mention of anything more than a size 5.

[captainhornblower]

" The chairman of a chicken raising co-op in Ang Thong revealed egg prices had to be adjusted upwards since the scorching weather caused some chickens to die and others to lose their appetite which impaired egg-laying "

So now the cooler weather is here , and the eggs will be shooting out like machine gun bullets , will the prices drop ?

I very much doubt the dead ones will be laying many more eggs, whatever the weather.....

[NickJ]

At last real news with great consequence...

So what came first?

[DLang]

^ The Thai.

They discovered eggs.