Egg Prices
Sir, —Can anyone inform me of how they arrive at the fixing of egg prices? “Seasonal increase” is their cry, but the poultry farmers’ costs are higher at this time of year because of rearing next year’s flock. The price of fowl feed is at an all-time high. In comparison with other primary industries which have seasonal increases and no price reductions to the consumer it does not measure uo—Yours, etc., JUST WONDERING.
August 28. 1961. (The General Manager of the New Zealand Poultry Board (Mr A. C. Bridle) said: “Egg prices are controlled by the Trade Practices and Prices Division on recommendations from the Egg Marketing Authority. Seasonal prices are determined by supply and demand and a yearly average in the South Island of approximately 4s Id a dozen was reached for the 1960-61 season. Feed and freight costs are recovered out of wholesale prices. No guaranteed price operates, and to base prices on feed costs would require a flat price throughout the year. No doubt, this would temporarily be welcomed by consumers, but is not practicable from the poultry industry’s point of view. The cost of rearing chickens can only be included in the over-all cost of producing eegs from birds already in lay.”]
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29624, 21 September 1961, Page 3
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