The government has allowed six more companies to import eggs, in addition to the four companies which were given permission to import eggs on 17 September.
The six companies will import six crore eggs, confirmed commerce ministry's Public Relations Officer Md Haider Ali on Thursday (21 September).
On Wednesday (20 September), the four importers, who were given permission to import four crore eggs, confirmed that poultry eggs will be available for purchase at Tk9-10 each at the retail level starting next week.
This decision to permit egg imports came in response to traders who had ignored the government's call to adhere to fixed pricing. Despite the government setting the retail price for each egg at Tk12, eggs continue to be sold in Dhaka at Tk12.50 or even higher.
According to the commerce ministry, the country's daily demand for eggs stands at four crore, with local production exceeding this demand.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said the price of eggs should not be more than Tk12 a piece at the retail level as the production cost per egg is around Tk10.50.
