Eggs go south: consumption of eggs declines in summer

Georgian eggs may go south to Iraq.

There are 26 egg production companies in Georgia, which produce enough eggs for the domestic market. Therefore Georgia does not import eggs. However, they are exploring the potential to export eggs to neighbouring Iraq (Caucasian Business Week, March 24, 2014).

As summer approaches, the Poultry Development Association in Georgia says that fewer eggs will be consumed. That’s the regular pattern of egg consumption. To mitigate the reduction in consumption, the PDA has launched a campaign to eat eggs.

However, with the reduction in consumption, the PDA plans to export eggs to Iraq. Consequently a delegation will be in Georgia in March to discuss the cooperative agreement.

The price of a dozen large eggs in Tbilisi is 3.55 Lari (USD $2) – latest update on March 20, 2014 (http://www.expatistan.com/price/eggs/tbilisi). However, in summer the cost drops by up to 84% - resulting in the PDA seeking export markets for their eggs.

At 12 large eggs for 3.55 Lari in Tbilisi, global comparisons are:

(1) Cities in which the cost is cheaper than Tbilisi includes Tucuman, Argentina (40% cheaper), Sante Fe, USA (34% cheaper), and Bangalore, India (58% cheaper).

(2) Cities in which the cost is dearer than Tbilisi includes Pointe-Noire, the Republic of Congo (65% dearer), Liverpool, England (111% dearer), and Sydney, Australia (118% dearer).

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