“Our projection is that egg supply will be somewhat stable despite a relatively low supply. We are on the low side of production [since the fourth quarter of last year because] many farmers have incurred losses,” Ubra chair Gregorio San Diego said. They cannot cut down on their spending on house rent or transportation fares either,” San Diego said. The reduction in demand for eggs, San Diego noted, could either drive prices down or have no effect at all. Nearly all countries are affected because of bird flu outbreaks worldwide,” San Diego said.
