Local Farmers Face Egg Shortage Crisis | Trinidad and Tobago News

Local chicken farmers are warning of looming egg shortages as holiday demand spikes, with a critical shortage of fertilized eggs and laying hens crippling hatcheries. Imports are too costly—up to $16 per chick—and many chicks arrive sick, wiping out profits. While feed prices have dropped thanks to government help, the real bottleneck is securing quality domestic breeding stock. Farmers argue a national hatchery would revolutionize supply, cut imports, boost biosecurity, save foreign currency, and create jobs. Officials are pushing a public-private partnership to build a large-scale breeding facility, recognizing that simply adding more farms won’t fix the system-wide problem—especially amid avian flu risks in global supply chains. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1a3808dd9c8a75c9