Teh (right) selling eggs to a customer at Cecil Street market in Penang.
SUPPLY of the country’s cheapest and steadiest source of protein – chicken eggs – is falling to worrying levels and Penangites are feeling it too.
Premium, nutritionally-fortified eggs are still available but checks in supermarkets, wet markets and wholesaler shops in Penang reveal that regular chicken eggs are becoming scarce.
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Teh (right) selling eggs to a customer at Cecil Street market in Penang.
Nisha has to buy premium quality eggs that are costlier. The shelves at Gama in Penang are empty of regular chicken eggs that are sold cheaper at 30 eggs per tray.
