AGRICULTURE NEWS - The countrywide lockdown enforced to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic has offered a temporary respite for egg producers, as home-cooked meals and baking activities spike.
During the previous 12 months, the egg industry suffered continuously low prices as egg production increased, while demand remained stable.
“But since consumers have been confined to their homes during the lockdown, egg sales have shot through the roof,” said Leander Robbertze, CEO of Heidel Eggs in Mpumalanga.
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