Goat meat price fixed between Rs 1,000-1,300 per kg for the festive week in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Meat sellers have fixed the price of goat meat at Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,300 per kg in the Kathmandu Valley for the mean time of Dashain starting Tuesday. According to National Meat Entrepreneurs Association (NMEA), the goat meat including stomach and intestine has been fixed at Rs 1,000 per kg. Likewise, the price for meat mixed with fats has been fixed at Rs 1,200 per kg while it will cost Rs 1,300 a kg for the meat without adding any sub-components. The price rate will be effective from Fulpati, the seventh day of Dashain that falls on Tuesday. Ramesh Khadgi, president of NMEA, said they have directed all the meat sellers to maintain the price list as per the rate fixed by the umbrella organization. “We will take action against those who will be found selling at higher rates than the ones fixed by the association,” Khadgi said. The records with the Department of Livestock Services also show that the current supply of live goats is more than the demand for this ...