In a bid to decentralize the producer-dealer supply of eggs, some seven lakh eggs would be supplied daily to 11 more markets for two weeks on a trial basis alongside Tejgaon Bazar and Kaptan Bazar in the capital.
The decision came as part of an initiative to keep egg prices stable in an view-exchange meeting held at the office of the Directorate of National Consumers’ Rights Protection (DNCRP) on Wednesday.
“Now some two million eggs are supplied daily to two markets –Tejgaon Bazar and Kaptan Bazar. But we’ve decided to supply these two million eggs to a total of 13 places in Dhaka city for two weeks on a trial basis,” said DNCRP Director General Mohammad Aleem Akhtar Khan at a press briefing.
Of the two million eggs, 650,000 eggs are to be supplied to each Tejgaon Bazar and Kaptan Bazar and the rest 700,000 eggs to 11 new places under Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in the capital, he said.
The 11 other places are Mirpur-1, Mirpur-10, Mohammadpur Krishi Market, Sadek Khan Krishi Market in Mohammadpur, Uttara-10 (Khamar Road) under DNCC, and New Market, Khilgaon, Jurain, Konapara Sarulia, Shanirakhra, Chittagong Road.
The representatives of egg-producing firms and companies, dealers, agents, wholesalers and retailers, different market committees and egg business associations as well as the Department of Livestock Services, Department of Agricultural Marketing and Bangladesh Competition Commission were present at the meeting.
Aleem Akhtar said three decisions were taken in the meeting to keep the egg market stable throughout the year.
Raising the second decision, he said they would send request letters to the authorities of the two city corporations seeking places for loading and unloading to and from the eggs-carrying vehicles and also parking the vehicles in the 11 new locations.
“We expect the egg supply to the 11 new locations can be started within three days,” he said.
About the third decision, the Director General said the Department of Livestock Services would draft a guideline on how to preserve eggs during the off-season.
“We hoped that the draft guideline can be raised before all concerned within the next one week,” he said.
In reply to a question, Aleem Akhtar said alongside two million eggs, more eggs are supplied to Dhaka city from small and local farmers in surrounding districts like Gazipur and Narsingdi.
Responding to another question, there is a daily demand for 40-50 million eggs in the country.
The egg suppliers informed that they would be able to fulfil the local demand if the egg production is not hampered by adverse weather and sudden disasters, he added.
