POULTRY Association of Zambia (PAZ) Executive Manager Dominic Chanda says the movement in prices of eggs can be attributed to the cold weather which has led to low production of the commodity. And a trader who deals in eggs, Ben Tembo, says a tray of eggs is now fetching as high as K65 at retail price while one egg is being sold at K2.50ngwee. In an interview, Thursday, Chanda said the high demand for the commodity on the market equally contributed to the price rise. “The assertions by the traders are right. When the weather becomes so challenging such as winter, we usually observe many things among them is low production. Because of low production, you will discover that supply...
