Papua Provincial Government Guarantees Availability Of Egg Stocks For Christmas And New Year

JAKARTA - The Papua Provincial Government through the local Industry and Trade Office guarantees that the stock of chicken eggs is safe ahead of the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year celebrations on Cenderawasih Earth.

Acting (Plt) Head of the Papua Province Industry and Trade Office Hartati Iwangin, in Jayapura, Sunday, said that his party had checked all egg associations in Papua Province and all said they were in a safe condition.

"Therefore, we remind the distribution of eggs between islands to limit the procurement of chicken eggs because the stock in Papua Province is very sufficient," he said again.

According to Hartati, this restriction was carried out to support the increase in income and welfare of laying hens entrepreneurs in Papua Province.

"Moreover, previously there had been a circular from the governor regarding restrictions on chicken eggs in Papua," he said.

His party appealed to the public not to worry about the stock of chicken eggs, and the current price is still relatively normal.

"The current price of eggs varies from Rp. 76 thousand per rack to Rp. 70 thousand per rack depending on the size of each," he said.

The Deputy Chairperson of the Association of Layer Chicken Breeders throughout the Tabi Land, Johny Nofriady, said that he had prepared one million chicken eggs to meet his needs in Papua and several areas in three New Autonomous Regions (DOB) ahead of Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025.

"The chicken egg stock in us is safe, this is because currently production reaches 80 percent and approximately the need per day is 450 thousand, while the need is only 280 thousand pills per day so it is very sufficient," he also said.

According to Johny, the work area of the Farmers' Chicken Breeders Association throughout Tabi Land itself is located in Jayapura City and Regency, Keerom, Sarmi, then in the Bintang Mountains.