As of this Friday, the Government ordered the sale of eggs at 3 pesos through Inespre programs of farmers markets and mobile warehouses.
According to a press release, the Government will buy 21 million units of eggs initially that they will be sold at 3 pesos per unit, in order to support this sector and that said food can reach the population at a low cost, according to the executive director of the unexpectedIvan Hernandez Guzman.
“Starting this Friday, quality egg cartons will cost 90 pesossomething without precedent in the Dominican Republic, thanks to the concern of President Luis Abinader to guarantee food security through support for the national productive sectors,” he said.
Representatives of Egg Producers Associations thanked the president for his initiative and guaranteed an efficient and quality supply to the unexpectedto comply to the letter with said agreement.
According to the press release, the provision was achieved through an agreement between the director of the unexpected, Ivan Hernandez Guzman; the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Eulalio Ramírez, representing the Minister; as well as the presidents of the Association of Producers of Eggs (Asohuevo), Manuel Escaño; of the Association of Producers of Eggs from the Dominican Republic (Aprohuevo); Wilfredo Cabrera; from the National Association of Laying Hens (Asonapro), José Pichardo and the Dominican Poultry Association, Gregori Marte.
Wilfredo Bautista, poultry adviser to the Executive Branch, also participated; Richard Mercedes, Marketing Director of the unexpected; Delio Luna, Director of Supply and Service; Fabio Angeles, in charge of the unexpected in the Espaillat province, and other members of the sector.
During the meeting held at the Recreational Club of Moca, the Ministry of Agriculture and the unexpected they undertook to pay weekly for the products purchased, in order to guarantee the profitability of the agreement.
