Corporate producers and farmers will directly supply eggs to warehouses at government-set prices from Wednesday.
This announcement was made by Mohammad Alim Akhtar Khan, director general of the Directorate of National Consumers’ Rights Protection (DNCRP), after a meeting with egg producers and suppliers on Tuesday.
He said from Wednesday, eggs will be sold at Tk10.58 at the production level, Tk11.01 wholesale, and Tk11.87 retail, as per government-fixed prices.
On September 15, the government set new prices for chicken and eggs.
When asked if producers would honor their commitments, the director general said: “We have clarified that there are two aspects: awareness and enforcement. If enforcement is required, we will act accordingly. However, our primary goal is to ensure that products reach consumers at reasonable prices.
“Whether we’ve been 100% successful is something we will see over time. Trust or distrust is a matter of ethics. If promises aren’t kept, it’s an ethical failure.”
Abdul Jalil, director of the DNCRP, said: "Starting tomorrow (Wednesday), eggs from production hubs like Tangail, Mymensingh, Gazipur, and Kishoreganj will be directly delivered to the Tejgaon wholesale market by corporate producers and farmers, bypassing multiple intermediaries. They have pledged to supply eggs at government-set prices directly to Kawran Bazar.”