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| Angola eggs: Plans to destroy 11 million illegal imports | Angola eggs: Plans to destroy 11 million illegal imports |
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| Angola will destroy 11 million eggs imported illegally into the country, the agriculture minister has said. | Angola will destroy 11 million eggs imported illegally into the country, the agriculture minister has said. |
| The chicken eggs were brought in without an official health certificate, Afonso Pedro Canga is quoted by the state news agency as saying. | The chicken eggs were brought in without an official health certificate, Afonso Pedro Canga is quoted by the state news agency as saying. |
| He did not say from where the eggs, seized at the port in the capital Luanda, had been imported. | He did not say from where the eggs, seized at the port in the capital Luanda, had been imported. |
| Angola's government said in January that it wanted to boost consumption of domestically produced food and drink. | Angola's government said in January that it wanted to boost consumption of domestically produced food and drink. |
| Speaking at an agricultural fair in the south-western city of Lubango, Mr Canga said the production of eggs in Angola was increasing to meet demand. | Speaking at an agricultural fair in the south-western city of Lubango, Mr Canga said the production of eggs in Angola was increasing to meet demand. |
| About 25 million eggs were laid each month, and he wanted this to increase by 10-15 million, Mr Canga said. | About 25 million eggs were laid each month, and he wanted this to increase by 10-15 million, Mr Canga said. |
| The authorities seized 26 containers full of eggs, each 40ft (12m) long, according to Jornal de Angola. | The authorities seized 26 containers full of eggs, each 40ft (12m) long, according to Jornal de Angola. |
| Angola has a population of 24.3 million. |