SANTO DOMINGO.-The Government suspended for 15 days the export of eggs to Haiti, as a measure to level the supply and demand of this product and in turn avoid increases in its price.
This was reported by the Minister of the Presidency, Joel Santos, explaining that this decision, which will come into force as of tomorrow, was taken yesterday during a meeting of the Food Safety Council.
The official indicated that they previously held talks with the egg-producing sectors who, he assured, remain committed to keeping the market supplied.
The Minister of the Presidency offered these statements during a press conference led by President Luis Abinader, to take stock of the Government’s economic achievements.
In this sense, the president stated that Haiti’s productive system is dismantled, which in turn causes many sectors to be producing to supply the neighboring country. However, he warned that his management’s commitment is with the Dominican consumer.
The Head of State highlighted that the recognition of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to the Dominican Republic for being one of the countries that has managed to reduce the hunger index in its population, even though it has increased globally and in Latin America, due to the measures applied in the last year and the commitment of the productive sector
It is recalled that in mid-December, the Government temporarily suspended the export of flour to guarantee the food sovereignty of Dominicans and avoid shortages and instability in the prices of this product and its derivatives.
