Malaysia’s egg shortage sets Indian hatcheries on path for record exports – Reuters

Malaysia’s egg shortage sets Indian hatcheries on path for record exports – Reuters

MUMBAI/KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (Reuters) - India is set to export a record 50 million eggs this month, boosted by sales to Malaysia, where there have been acute shortages as soaring feed prices caused by the Ukraine war forced many small-scale farmers to cut output, industry officials said.

Middle Eastern countries, including Oman and Qatar, are the main buyers of eggs from India, but over the past few months, Indian hatcheries have received large orders from surprising quarters as output fell in some of the world's top suppliers.

The biggest surprise order came from Malaysia, which otherwise used to export eggs to Singapore and other Asian countries.