Eggs go for sale in a market in Manila on January 17, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file 

Egg production in the municipality of San Jose in Batangas province fell by about 10 percent due to the El Niño, a group of producers said Saturday.

Michael Lescano, chairperson of the Batangas Egg Producers Multipurpose Cooperative, said the hot and humid weather conditions are affecting the poultry performance.

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 “Ang laki ng epekto talaga ‘pag ganitong mainit ang panahon dahil very stressed ang ating mga manok,” Lescano told Teleradyo Serbisyo in a telephone interview.

“Kung kaya ang produksyon namin ay nababa dahil hindi makatuka nang ayos ang ating manok so ang tendency niyan ay hindi agad makapangitlog,” he added.

San Jose town, dubbed as “egg basket of the Philippines,” usually produces 10 million eggs a day and provides supplies to Calabarzon and Metro Manila regions and other parts of Visayas and Mindanao, according to Lescano.

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Lescano, however, clarified the supply of eggs remains stable and there has been no increase in farmgate prices.