Egg Support Price Increased Due to Festival Demand

Chitwan. With the increase in demand for eggs along with the festivals, the wholesale support price has increased. The Nepal Layers Poultry Farmers Association has increased the support price of eggs as the demand in the market has increased with the onset of festivals and winter.

The association, revising the price set in a meeting in Kathmandu on November 2, just six days later, set a new support price for eggs at a meeting in Pokhara on Thursday, said association chairman Vinod Pokharel. According to the new support price, the price of XL, large and medium eggs has increased by Rs 200 per crate, while the price of small eggs has increased by Rs 100 per crate.