Broiler price drops to Tk200 per kg in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Published Apr 1, 2023

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Broiler price has dropped by around Tk65 per kg in the capital in a span of seven days, while the price of eggs has decreased by Tk10 per dozen. On Friday, the broiler price was Tk200 per kg in the kitchen markets in Moghbazar, which was Tk260-265 last week. Mohammad Akash, a chicken seller in Nayatola, said, "The price of broiler has decreased by Tk60 per kg.

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We are selling it at Tk200 per kg today." Broilers were selling at Tk200-210 per kg in Karwan Bazar, said Md Amir, a chicken seller in the market yesterday. Eggs sold at Tk130-135 per dozen, which was Tk140-145 last week. The price of broiler dropped after the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) last week summoned four chicken producers to explain the reasons behind the increase in its price in the market. After the meeting with the representatives of the chicken producers on March 23, DNCRP Director General AHM Shafiquzzaman said, "These companies will sell chicken at a wholesale rate of Tk190-195 per kg, which is currently Tk220-230 per kg." The four poultry producers summoned by the DNCRP were – Kazi Farms Limited, Aftab Bahumukhi Farms Limited, CP Bangladesh, and Paragon Poultry and Hatchery Limited. Chicken sellers said the demand for it has dropped due to the fall in sales in restaurants and the number of social events during Ramadan, which in turn has ...

Source: TBS