15 September 2022 09:40 am Views - 231
The price of a kilogramme of chicken in the local market has reached Rs.1,450 and the price will go up by Rs.50 every three days, the president of the Poultry Traders Association of Bastian Avenue, M.I.M. Iqbal, said.
Addressing the media, he said the price of chicken needs to be increased as per a collective decision taken by 15 large-scale poultry farmers.
“The required stocks of poultry meat are available with them to cater to the demand. We are also buying from them. Once every three days, the farmers increase the selling price of chicken by Rs 50, “he said.
Large-scale farmers always take collective decisions on pricing. As a result, we cannot face our consumers. Most of them criticize us. In the meantime, poultry farmers are lamenting about the shortage of poultry feed.
In this context, the government should take immediate action to set a controlled price, as done on eggs. Otherwise, the industry will collapse and there will be a huge shortage of chicken which will result in increasing malnutrition among people.