Jakarta, March 29 -- The Agriculture Ministry has expressed its readiness to assist the export of 1.6 million chicken eggs per month to the United States.

This follows surplus national production of up to 288.7 thousand tons, equivalent to 5 billion eggs per month.

With the excess production, Indonesia has great potential to supply eggs to countries that are experiencing production disruptions due to the HPAI outbreak, including the US, according to the ministry's director general of animal husbandry and animal health, Agung Suganda.

The US is reported to be experiencing a high production deficit that has driven up egg prices to US$4.11, he noted.

"We continue to encourage increased exports by ensuring that quality standards, food saf...