'No egg shortage' for Christmas

Chickmont to meet Xmas egg demand

Barbados’ largest poultry producer, Chickmont Foods Limited, is set to import 360 000 eggs next month to stave off any shortage during the Christmas period. President of the Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers Association (BEPPA), Stephen Layne, confirmed the move during the Barbados Agricultural Society’s (BAS) annual general meeting held over the weekend at the Radisson Aquatica Resort, Aquatic Gap, St Michael. Layne said BEPPA supported Chickm…

'No egg shortage' for Christmas

There will be no shortage of eggs this Christmas season as the poultry industry has already taken steps to boost supplies through regional imports, says president of the Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers’ Association (BEPPA) Stephen Layne.Speaking to the media at the Barbados Agricultural Society’s annual general meeting at Accra Beach Hotel on Saturday, he revealed that a 40-foot container of eggs will soon arrive from Trinidad and Tobago to m…