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Perfect storm hits Kazakhstan egg industry

  • 24 Aug 10:36

The Kazakhstan egg industry is in troubled waters due to state aid ending, feed shortages, and the fall out of the Covid pandemic on its export markets. During the first six months of 2020, Kazakhstan produced 2.6 billion eggs, which is 5.6% less than last year, and the worst is still to come. By the end of 2020, the country’s egg industry could collapse, the Kazakh Egg Producers Association warned. The production could fall further from 4.5 billion in 2019 to 2 or 3 billion eggs in 2020, as small and medium-sized egg farms would be forced to cease operation, said Maxim Bozhko, chairman of the Egg Producers Association. Most countries in the Eurasia Economy. Read more...