Peewee, extra-small, and small.These are the sizes of many of the eggs now being sold at the market in Sta. Cruz, Manila.According to Bernadette Reyes' report on "24 Oras," the prices of bigger-sized eggs have gone up.Smaller eggs are getting cheaper."Ngayon, ang maliliiit may 100. Dati, wala yan,” egg wholesaler Florence Padilla said.Why are chicken eggs getting smaller?Egg producers point to the hot weather.
Despite this, PEBA said that there should not be a spike in prices of large eggs and that there are ways to avoid the heat affecting egg production.“Nagdadagdag tayo ng supplements like electrolytes na pang heat stress. Mechanically, pwede maglagay ng mga industrials fans sa loob ng kulungan ng manok para makatulong sa air circulation. Additional cost, pero binabalanse natin pagdagdag ng investment sa mawawala satin because of mortalities at extreme na pagbagsak ng production,” Uyehara said.