The Layer Farmers Association says various factors, including heat stress and rising operational costs, have contributed to the decision to increase egg prices.
“Once the birds encounter any type of stress, it interrupts their laying pattern, causing a reduction in production,” the association said This drop in productivity can result in farmers collecting only half of their usual daily egg output, or sometimes even less.
The association say after any period of reduced productivity, it takes time for the birds to gradually return to their normal laying rates, impacting the overall supply of eggs.
In addition to these production challenges, the director highlighted the impact of a recent 2% increase in Antigua and Barbuda’s sales tax, which has an 8% effect on farmers.
To address rising costs, the association suggests that relief on taxes and duties related to food production, particularly on utilities and the construction or maintenance of coops, would help keep egg prices lower.
The Layer Farmers Association remains open to dialogue with the government to explore ways to keep egg prices manageable for consumers while ensuring farmers can maintain their operations.
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Heat wave , ùmmm. Absolute bull shit and utter nonesense. All of a sudden everything is on climate change. What a joke.
This still dont mean we suppose to pay more because birds having problems.
People working hard in this heaywave and i dont hear about a pay raise. You dont think you we should get paid more????
Bullshit
I have a solution. Let’s open a government run egg farm and flood the market with eggs. Then let’s see if they don’t reduce the price of their eggs.
Convinced: ANR is officially a propaganda machine. Who gains from gaslighting Antiguans?
Have Antiguans noticed any of these steps to becoming a dictatorship?
1) Expand your power base through nepotism and corruption.
2)The use of force to curb public protest.
3)Control the free flow of information.
4) Suppression of civil liberties.
Complacency can allow something like a dictatorship to become a reality. Being blinded by polictics will cause you to be caught off guard.
https://youtu.be/9k_ptxWsadI?si=1mVSaq2GNajk_k-k
This is what happen when the poultry association took over from abbot farm shop. Is them running the feed business now. They don’t even want ppl get baby chicken no more. They want the monopoly. And that ah wha happen when u have conflict of interest. Them get all the chicken food for themselves and don’t have to pay abbot no more and yet egg prices still gone up. We responsible for putting in ventilation in your coops yet u wan tell ppl them can’t have chickens? Ppl get ur back yard chickens and tap support them, them wicked
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