Egg prices ‘slowly returning to normal’
Updated | By Anastasi Mokgobu
The South African Poultry Association has assured egg-loving South Africans that prices are slowly returning to normal.

This is according to the association's Dr Abongile Balarane, who was commenting on the consumer price inflation for November.
The country experienced an egg shortage in recent months following an outbreak of bird flu.
The shortage led to skyrocketing prices at retailers.
For the second consecutive month - there was a massive jump in the price of eggs amid the outbreak of bird flu in several provinces.
The price of eggs continued to boil, heating by a monthly 10,6%.
This pushed the annual rate for eggs higher to 39,9% from 24,4% in October.
Balarane says while it takes about 17 months to stock up on lost production, farmers are slowly making progress.
"The prices at this time are improving. We are restocking the farms. We need about 27 million chickens for sufficient supply. Farmers have started to restock the farms, we have seen the rotation of fertilised eggs at butcheries.
"So it is going to take us a while to get to 27 million. I'd like to emphasise that supply and demand will dictate the prices."
The Department of Agriculture recently assured consumers that there is no need for panic buying, as there has been a steady improvement in stock levels.
In an attempt to avoid shortages for the festive season, the government has imported 9 million fertilised eggs, 37 802 tons of day-old chicks, 62 metric tons of egg products and 30 986 metric tons of poultry meat.

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