GalloSuisse chair Daniel Würgler: ‘Crisis in paradise, for now at least’

The Swiss laying hen sector has 2 headaches. The first is protection of the price level through import duties, and the second is the transition to production without killing male layer siblings (OKT). Daniel Würgler, chairman of the Swiss association of egg producers, GalloSuisse, sees progress in both dossiers. Switzerland is not a member of the European Union. As a result, overall price levels are substantially higher. Layer hen feed currently costs around €70 per 100 kgs, and the eggs f