LABUAN: While many shops have recovered from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and kept their shelves restocked, consumers on this duty-free island still find it difficult to get eggs.
Labuan Veterinary Services Department deputy director Dr Larry David said the shortage was due to a limited volume of export from Sabah poultry farms to this island and a surge in demand.
“We requested for one million eggs per month and it was approved by the Sabah Veterinary Services Department in November last year, but records show we only received 750,000 eggs from suppliers.
“Labuan previously received two million eggs every month, and the one million actually are still insufficient to meet the increasing demand here,” he told Bernama when contacted today.