Farmers and traders have attributed the dramatic increase in egf prices to scarcity following significant closures of poultry farms in the country and also to a renewed increase in the prices of maize and soya, ingredients used in poultry feed production. Retail egg prices have increased by 25 percent in the past three weeks, while farm-gate prices have seen a rise of about 17 percent according to Nairametrics. Food prices have generally increased across the country in the past year due to the depreciation of the naira and a rise…
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