September 18, 2023

Singapore permits chicken egg imports from Turkey

Singapore's food authority, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), has approved Turkey as another country to export chicken eggs to the city-state, SFA announced this month.

"This brings the number of countries and regions accredited to export hen shell eggs to Singapore to 19, up from 12 in 2019," said the agency. "The worldwide egg shortage situation has been the result of an unprecedented avian flu outbreak, supply chain issues and the rising costs of feed and fuel."

Being open and adaptable to exploring new food sources is a step towards building Singapore's food resilience, SFA added.

In April, Singapore approved the export of chicken eggs from Indonesia. It also approved the export of eggs from Brunei in December 2022.

Currently, imports account for about 70% of Singapore's egg supply.

- CNA