Soaring egg prices in Bangladesh: Poultry farmers call for importing chickens and feed

As the price of eggs continues to rise, with the government's measures such as setting maximum price and allowing imports having little or no impact, the Bangladesh Poultry Association (BPA) calls for introducing imports of poultry chicks and feed to combat the syndicate it holds responsible. for this situation. At a press conference held in Dhaka on Tuesday, the poultry farmers association said it wants to break the shackle of the syndicate by importing poultry chicks and feed. Sumon Hawladar, president of the association, emphasized the need to reduce the production cost of eggs and chicks. He suggested that if necessary, chick imports should be considered while recommending an end to egg imports to protect small-scale poultry farmers. Over the past few months, egg prices in the country have risen at an alarming rate. Despite several steps by the government to regulate the prices, including permitting 10 crore egg imports by four companies initially and later by six more firms, ...