Poultry Prices

Parts of country have imposed a temporary ban on sale and storage of poultry or processed chicken meat in view of the bird flu situation. As many as 238 birds including chickens were reported dead in Maharashtra on Wednesday and samples have been sent to the labs to check if avian influenza was the cause. Other states too have either confirmed cases or have sent samples for testing. What is the status now and is it a panic situation for people and industry? Watch the explainer video

Avian flu scare has resulted in substantial loss in the poultry business across India as thousands of birds died over the last few months

Due to the fear of bird flu, the sale of chicken and chicken products have been hit the worst

Despite the increase, both broiler chicken and eggs are selling at break even, though their cost of production has declined on account of a sharp fall in the price of feed such as maize and soybean

Broiler chicken per kg is now being sold to consumers at Rs 65 in Pune and Rs 72 in Delhi as against Rs 73 and Rs 80 a kg, respectively, last week

Mutton is retailing here at Rs 600 a kg, from Rs 500 a kg about a month before. That of broiler chicken is Rs 150-160 a kg, as compared to Rs 130 a kg earlier

The supply shortage was caused by farmers reducing their output due to the weak demand seen earlier

Poultry prices have jumped by upto 30 per cent over the last one month following a sharp rebound in consumer demand.According to poultrybazar.com, broiler chicken prices in Raipur rose the highest to trade currently at Rs 81 a kg. In Gujarat, broiler chicken was sold at Rs 72 a kg on Wednesday compared to Rs 60 a kg a month ago. Similar price surge was seen in Mumbai and Nashik where broiler chicken remained quoted at Rs 67 a kg and 66 a kg on September 6 as against Rs 59 a kg and Rs 60 a kg a month earlier. Similarly, egg prices have also risen sharply over the last one month. In Ajmer, an egg was sold at Rs 3.15 a piece on August 6 which shot up to Rs 3.55 a piece a month later. Eggs became costlier by Re 0.30 a piece over the last one month to trade in Delhi at Rs 3.95 a piece on Wednesday. Similar price increase was seen across all other centers on a sharp rebound in its demand after India declared bird flu free early July."Poultry prices have increased only in certain pockets ...