Egg shortage due to stock delay, longer holidays, says Malaysia Ministry
Monday, 07 February 2022
The sharp increase in purchases of eggs before, during and after the 2022 Chinese New Year holidays contributed to the current shortage, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry enforcement director Azman Adam.
He said in a statement that the shortage was also due to chicken and egg farms as well as delivery companies not operating during the Chinese New Year holiday period, while some even took holidays longer than the two days in conjunction with the festival.
According to him, these factors contributed to the delay in supply of eggs from farms to wholesalers and retailers in several places such as Terengganu, Negri Sembilan, Perlis and Sarawak.
"The ministry is confident that the supply of eggs will stabilise and be available at all localities in Malaysia once the egg farms and delivery companies resume operation soon," he said.
