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Agriculture minister addresses egg surplus solutions
The Ministry of Agriculture in Taiwan plans to expand egg distribution channels to address a surplus and stabilize prices. Minister Chen Junne-jih highlights the shared responsibility of the industry and the ministry in managing production and sales.2024/10/17 10:27 -
Kaohsiung school meals rely on domestic eggs only: Mayor
The story discusses how Kaohsiung school meals will now only use domestically produced eggs, addressing concerns about imported egg use. Two egg producers, Tai Nong Egg Products and Sin Sing Eggs, faced fines and legal scrutiny from the city government for their refusal to provide import and export documents, creating uncertainty around the distribution of 4.25 million eggs. This issue prompted a special inquiry report on egg imports in Kaohsiung, which Mayor Chen Chi-mai and officials from the Department of Health and the Agriculture Bureau attended. Mayor Chen revealed that both companies have been heavily penalized, accumulating fines of NT$11.3 million.2023/11/07 17:36