Thailand's egg prices rise

Thai price for Size 0 chicken eggs jumped from 85 baht (US$2.62) to 110 baht (US$3.39) per tray.

Size 1 eggs now cost 105 baht (US$3.24) while they used to sell for just 75 baht (US$2.31) per tray.

From the normal 70 baht per tray, Size 2 chicken eggsare now selling at 100 baht (US$3.08 per tray while Size 3 eggs are at 97 baht (US$2.99) per tray.

In Uthai Thani province, surveys revealed that sugar retail prices have shot up to 28 baht (US$0.86) per kilogramme while certain shops were faced with sugar shortages.

Prices of chicken and duck eggs here are at 4-5 baht (US$0.12-0.15) per piece.

A zoologist at Phitsanulok's Rajamangala Lanna Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor Boonchoo Nawanukroh, said the rising egg prices are caused by egg shortages in chicken farms due to expensive animal feed.

He added the problem can be solved by encouraging more chicken farms to reduce the expense on the feed.