Nghe An: Chicken and duck eggs prices drop sharply, breeders sell off laying ducks

Duck eggs are currently deeply discounted and difficult to sell. Photo: Xuan Hoang

These days, many duck farm owners in the areaYen Thanh districtSell ​​off laying ducks at low prices to limit losses due to deep drops in duck egg prices.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy, owner of a duck farm in Nam Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) said,duck eggsThe price has been deeply reduced for nearly a month now, from 3,500 VND to only 2,500 VND/fruit, causing heavy losses for farmers because the price of feed is still increasing.

With nearly 5,000 laying ducks, there are days when she loses up to 15 million VND, so these days Ms. Thuy decided to sell off more than 2,000 laying ducks. However, the price of duck meat has also dropped from 70,000 VND/kg to 50,000 VND/kg, so she still has to sell, because the more she raises, the more she loses.

It is known that most duck farms in Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu, Nam Dan districts... are suffering losses and are forced to sell off their original duck flocks to limit investment.

Chicken and duck eggs have both decreased in price since the end of November. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Eggs raised on farms and family farms have also decreased sharply in recent days. Dien Trung Commune (Dien Chau) is the locality with the most chicken farms and family farms in Nghe An at present. According to Mr. Dau Ngoc Hoa - Director of the CooperativeVietGAP chicken farmingDien Trung, since the end of November, chicken eggs have suddenly dropped in price. Red chicken eggs have dropped from 2,800 VND to 1,900 VND/egg; white chicken eggs have dropped from 3,500 VND to 2,500 VND/egg. At this price, if the laying hen rate is low, farmers will lose money.

Currently, Dien Trung commune has about 30 thousand laying hens, producing 24 thousand eggs per day. However, due to the sharp drop in egg prices, farmers are not making a profit. The price of broiler chickens has also decreased from 65,000 VND/kg to 55,000 VND/kg.

Due to the sharp drop in egg prices, farmers are losing money and are forced to sell off their duck flocks. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to breeders, the reason for the sharp drop in chicken and duck egg prices in recent times is that many farms and ranches have increased their herds, while companies and businesses in and outside the province have had little work, so they have cut workers, affecting egg consumption. In addition, traders transport eggs from the North for consumption at low prices, causing our chicken eggs to decrease accordingly./.