AVA, egg importers discuss suspension of eggs from
Linggi Agriculture
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority
(AVA) officers have met some local egg importers on Saturday to
discuss the suspension of eggs from Linggi Agriculture.
Its eggs have been found to contain antibiotics.
Importers who have been affected by the suspension said they are
keen to work with AVA to accredit more farms in Malaysia, including
one in Sarawak.
AVA said it has advised them that the Malaysian farms should
contact the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) in Malaysia as
DVS is very familiar with AVA's accreditation requirements. It has
also offered to brief the Malaysian farms on Singapore's
accreditation requirements.
AVA said the suspension of eggs from Linggi farm into Singapore did
not impact the supply of eggs here as Malaysian farms are exporting
only up to about 80 per cent of their production capacity to
Singapore.
It added that the current increase in prices of Malaysian eggs
could be a compensation to correct the drastic drop in price in the
previous months.
AVA said the average price of an egg from Malaysia was about 18
cents until February, based on its monitoring of egg prices at some
supermarkets.
The average price dropped to about 15 cents an egg in the following
two months and is at almost 16 cents this month.
- CNA/yb