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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Operations Manager of Ramela and Associates, Mokhesi Maraisane, said they are failing to keep up with the demand for eggs. The company has been keeping an average of 40 000 broilers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis season we have 42 700 broilers,\u201d he said. He said they produce over 1 200 trays of eggs every day. But that is still not enough to meet demand, Maraisane said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe demand for eggs in the country has increased dramatically and farmers are struggling to produce enough,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Maraisane said the problem has been triggered by a lack of communication among local farmers. He said last year in August, the demand for eggs was lower than the supply.<\/p>\n

That resulted in huge losses for some farmers who had to throw away bad eggs. Maraisane said about 40 percent of egg producers in Lesotho collapsed as a result of over-supply.<\/p>\n

He said Ramela and Associates also lost more than 10 000 trays of eggs. Nonetheless, he said they are planning to add another 36 000 broilers so that they can serve a larger market.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working on having over 72 000 broilers for our market,\u201d he said. Maraisane said farmers need to collaborate so that they can have a clear schedule for the production of eggs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere should be some workshops to teach farmers on value chain production,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The founder of Agro Produce Poultry, Rets\u030celisitsoe Khomari, said there was a deadlock on the eggs market last year. \u201cThe supply of eggs was higher than the demand in the market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 40 percent of farmers could not continue with production,\u201d he said. He said this reduced the production of eggs in the country. He said the high cost of production is stopping farmers from recovering.<\/p>\n

He said farmers are not able to increase their capacity so that they can meet the current demand for eggs. The Lesotho National Farmers\u2019 Union (LENAFU) Executive Director, Khotso Lepheana, said the high demand of eggs is triggered by a shortage of suppliers for broilers.<\/p>\n

He said the broiler suppliers in the country buy their stock from South Africa. When they get home, they keep them for some time while farmers are waiting for the broilers.<\/p>\n

Lepheana said the broilers start production at the same time which increases the supply of eggs which sometimes then exceed the demand. Lepheana said when farmers sell these broilers for meat, this also happens at the same time.<\/p>\n

He said this in turn leads to a decline in egg production. Lepheana said the government\u2019s fight against the smuggling of eggs from South Africa has also cleared the market. This has now created a high demand for eggs in the country. \u201cIt is high time that Lesotho starts producing chicks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lesotho spent US$19.01 million (about M362.9 million) in 2021 importing dairy products, eggs, honey, and edible products, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. This is down from US$41.1 million (about M780.9 million) the previous year, a change of 53.66 percent.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Operations Manager of Ramela and Associates, Mokhesi Maraisane, said they are failing to keep up with the demand for eggs. The company has been keeping an average of 40 000 broilers. \u201cThis season we have 42 700 broilers,\u201d he said. 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