In a significant effort to stabilize South Korea’s national egg supply and mitigate rising food costs, imported fresh eggs from Thailand officially launched in major supermarkets nationwide on Monday.
This initiative directly addresses a critical situation where inflation has driven the retail price of a 30-egg pack of domestically produced eggs beyond 7,000 won ($5). The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed its strategy to import Thai eggs in nine distinct batches before the month’s end, gradually introducing them across the market.
Notably, this marks a historic moment as it’s the first instance of Thai eggs being made directly available to South Korean consumers through established local retail channels.
Consumers can now purchase a 30-egg pack of these imported eggs for 5,890 won, offering approximately a 15 percent saving compared to the average retail price of locally sourced eggs.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.
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