Singapore contacts Thai authorities, importers after Thailand asks firms to cut egg exports: SFA

Thailand accounts for less than 15 per cent of Singapore's egg supply, the agency said.

Photo of people buying eggs at a supermarket in Singapore on Mar 17, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)

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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has contacted Thai authorities and engaged local importers after Thailand asked firms to cut egg exports by 30 per cent to 50 per cent until December following flood-related losses.

SFA said in a response to CNA queries on Tuesday (Oct 6) that it was monitoring developments.

L ess than 15 per cent of Singapore’s egg supply comes from Thailand, the agency said.

SFA described Singapore’s egg supply as "well-diversified", with imports from more than 10 countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Ukraine.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less "The industry is able to obtain its supply of eggs from other sources if necessary," it said, adding that local egg production also provides an additional source of supply during disruptions. The planned export cuts followed heavy flooding in Thailand in recent weeks that killed about 3 million hens and disrupted egg supplies. Thailand exported 1.7 billion baht (US$50.46 million) worth of eggs last year, with Singapore accounting for 79 per cent of the total, according to Thai agriculture ministry data. "Global food supplies will continue to face uncertainties and food supply disruptions may occur from time to time," said SFA. "While the government will do what we can to minimise the impact, we will not be able to completely mitigate disruptions to our food supply," it added. SFA encouraged the local food industry to diversify its sources and consumers to remain flexible in their food choices in the event of disruptions. CNA has asked NTUC FairPrice, Sheng Siong, Cold Storage and Giant whether their egg supplies from Thailand have been affected and whether they are seeking alternative sources.

"The industry is able to obtain its supply of eggs from other sources if necessary," it said, adding that local egg production also provides an additional source of supply during disruptions.

The planned export cuts followed heavy flooding in Thailand in recent weeks that killed about 3 million hens and disrupted egg supplies.

Thailand exported 1.7 billion baht (US$50.46 million) worth of eggs last year, with Singapore accounting for 79 per cent of the total, according to Thai agriculture ministry data.

"Global food supplies will continue to face uncertainties and food supply disruptions may occur from time to time," said SFA.

"While the government will do what we can to minimise the impact, we will not be able to completely mitigate disruptions to our food supply," it added.

SFA encouraged the local food industry to diversify its sources and consumers to remain flexible in their food choices in the event of disruptions.

CNA has asked NTUC FairPrice, Sheng Siong, Cold Storage and Giant whether their egg supplies from Thailand have been affected and whether they are seeking alternative sources.

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该机构表示，泰国鸡蛋供应量占新加坡鸡蛋供应量的不到15%。

2020年3月17日，人们在新加坡一家超市购买鸡蛋的照片。（图片：路透社/Edgar Su）

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新加坡：泰国因洪水造成的损失，要求各公司在12月之前将鸡蛋出口量减少30%至50%。为此，新加坡食品局（SFA）已与泰国当局联系，并与当地进口商接洽。

新加坡食品局周二（10月6日）在回复亚洲新闻台的询问时表示，他们正在密切关注事态发展。

该机构表示，新加坡不到 15% 的鸡蛋供应来自​​泰国。

新加坡食品局称新加坡的鸡蛋供应“种类丰富”，进口鸡蛋来自包括马来西亚、印度尼西亚和乌克兰在内的 10 多个国家。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小谜题，脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 “如有必要，该行业可以从其他渠道获得鸡蛋供应，”声明中表示，并补充说，本地鸡蛋生产在供应中断期间也能提供额外的供应来源。此次计划削减出口是由于泰国最近几周遭受严重洪灾，导致约300万只母鸡死亡，并扰乱了鸡蛋供应。根据泰国农业部的数据，泰国去年出口了价值17亿泰铢（5046万美元）的鸡蛋，其中新加坡占总量的79%。新加坡食品局表示：“全球粮食供应将继续面临不确定性，粮食供应中断可能会不时发生。虽然政府将尽一切努力将影响降到最低，但我们无法完全消除粮食供应中断的影响。”新加坡食品局鼓励本地食品行业实现货源多元化，并建议消费者在供应中断的情况下灵活调整食品选择。亚洲新闻台已询问职总平价合作社、昇菘超市、冷藏公司和巨人超市，其来自泰国的鸡蛋供应是否受到影响，以及是否正在寻找替代货源。

报告称，“如有必要，该行业可以从其他渠道获得鸡蛋供应”，并补充说，本地鸡蛋生产也可以在供应中断期间提供额外的供应来源。

泰国近期遭遇严重洪灾，导致约300万只母鸡死亡，鸡蛋供应中断，因此泰国政府计划削减出口。

根据泰国农业部的数据，泰国去年出口了价值 17 亿泰铢（5046 万美元）的鸡蛋，其中 79% 出口到新加坡。

新加坡食品局表示：“全球粮食供应将继续面临不确定性，粮食供应中断可能会不时发生。”

声明还补充道：“虽然政府将尽一切努力将影响降到最低，但我们无法完全消除对食品供应的干扰。”

新加坡食品局鼓励当地食品行业实现货源多元化，并鼓励消费者在食品供应中断的情况下灵活选择食品。

CNA已询问NTUC FairPrice、Sheng Siong、Cold Storage和Giant，他们从泰国进口的鸡蛋是否受到影响，以及他们是否正在寻找替代货源。

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