Corona impact: Poultry farmers bleed as prices plunge below production cost

Many small and unorganised players have been forced to close down and explore other means of livelihood

Poultry prices have declined by a third in the past month because of receding consumer demand amid the coronavirus outbreak.
 

Broiler chicken in the benchmark Bengaluru wholesale market was quoted Rs 61.76 a kg on average in February, as against Rs 91.58 a kg in January. Similarly, broiler chicken in the Hyderabad and Muzaffarpur (Bihar) wholesale markets was sold at Rs 61.28 a kg and Rs 78.66 a kg, respectively, in February, as compared to Rs 86.28 a kg and Rs 90.13 a kg in January. Egg prices have also plunged. 

Though the government and farmers have rejected the possibility