Chicken meat prices double in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The prices of chicken meat across Pakistan have registered a sharp increase, more than 100 per cent, owing to the current wave of inflation and spike in the prices of poultry feed. In Islamabad alone, the shaver chicken’s meat which is considered common man’s food and used to be available for Rs320 (Dh5.20) per kg until last month is costing at Rs650 (Dh10.56) per kg leading to a public outcry. Similarly, the live chicken which was available for Rs200 (Dh3.25) per kg is being sold for Rs350 (Dh5.69) per kg. The prices were similar, with a margin of one or two rupees, in Karachi, Peshawar and Lahore, and according to the poultry merchants and dealers in chicken meat white shaver may become pricier in the coming days and can cross two luxurious items on one’s table i.e. beef and mutton. The chicken meat price could cross Rs800 (Dh13) per kg which is almost equivalent to the price of one kilo of red meat. Since the time when the breed was developed and introduced in ...