Uganda has assured Kenya that it will continue supplying the neighbouring country with cheaper eggs in the coming weeks following reduced cost of production of the most-sought-after chicken produce.
The cost of maize which is the major ingredient in making chicken feeds had gone up in Uganda causing the price of a tray of eggs to rise from Ksh205 to Ksh308 making it difficult for Kenyan traders to import the commodity as they are yet to incur transport among other costs.
“The price of maize which had gone up has now dropped by 60% meaning the cost of production will significantly reduce in the coming days,” said Frank Tumwebaze, Uganda’s Minister for Agriculture.
Today, the price of eggs in Kenya has gone up from KSh380 a tray it was in December last year to Ksh450 a tray in the local shops and Ksh520 in the supermarkets.
Over the years Kenya has been relying on imported eggs from Uganda to stabilise the price of the commodity locally given that the ones produced in Kenya are very expensive owing to the high production costs.
The ever-high cost of production in Kenya has always attributed to the high cost of eggs in the local markets as a good number of farmers cut on output, according to the sector stakeholders.
