00:00The price of eggs in the market has increased by a lot.
00:03Supply has dropped due to some diseases in the chickens.
00:06The Department of Agriculture insisted on a strict ban on this.
00:10Vel Custodio returned to the center of the news.
00:15The Department of Agriculture is now banning the increase in the price of eggs in the market.
00:21This is followed by a drop in the supply of eggs due to some diseases that affected the chickens,
00:25including Inclusion Bad Hepatitis or IBH and Infectious Laryngotracheitis or ILT.
00:32Some of the reasons for the so-called diseases are the breed environment,
00:35diet, and stress level of the chickens.
00:38There are many factors. Normally, 95% is good.
00:43It means that one layer of egg is produced once a day.
00:52Sometimes, it won't produce eggs. It depends on the problem or the environment.
00:58According to the DA, the production of eggs from poultry farms does not reach 90%.
01:04According to Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog, these are the so-called diseases.
01:08But the government insisted that these are common diseases of the chickens
01:12and it is easy to control because there are medicines available for this.
01:16I am now in an egg room in Santa Maria, Bulacan.
01:20According to the owner, the supply of eggs is enough and the chickens are not sick.
01:25But they are reluctant to enter poultry farms so that no diseases can enter.
01:31Although the price of eggs is partially increasing,
01:34according to the DA, its price should not reach 12 pesos.
01:38This is followed by some stores that sell eggs for 12 pesos large.
01:44The prevailing price of medium eggs is only 8 pesos based on the DA's fixed price.
01:49On the other hand, the decrease in the supply of eggs due to diseases
01:53has led many parents to enter the layer industry.
01:56The earlier projection in the egg board and the layer industry
02:02is that the performance should be good.
02:05But at the same time, the industry also has regular culling
02:12so that they can control their production.
02:15Meanwhile, the DA is just waiting for the release of the Certificate of Product
02:20for the controlled release of the Vaccine Against Avian Influenza or Bird Flu.
02:24The document was submitted to the FDA last March 12.
02:28So it's in the FDA and hopefully very soon they can issue already the CPR,
02:33the Certificate of Product.
02:35In May, the commercial rollout of the Vaccine Against African Swine Fever is expected.
02:40Vel Custodio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
