Bangladesh: Farmers called on fixing fair prices of broiler and eggs

Published 2023년 3월 5일

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The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Association (BPIA) has urged the government to set fair prices for broiler chicken and eggs to stabilize the market. The pandemic has resulted in the closure of over 62,000 poultry farms, leading to a decrease in chicken and egg production by 25.71% and 25% respectively. Despite high demand, the high prices of chicken and eggs are due to a lack of supply. The BPIA also called for the revival of a pricing committee to set reasonable prices, and suggested that an expert committee should be formed by the government to determine production costs and set prices with a reasonable profit margin.

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Poultry producers have called upon the government to step in and set "fair prices" in order to stabilize the country's markets for broiler chicken and eggs. According to the Bangladesh Poultry Industries Association (BPIA), more than 62,656 poultry farms have shut down during the pandemic that struck the nation in March 2020, causing disruptions in the supply of chicken and eggs. Reading out a written statement at a press conference on Sunday at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in the capital, BPIA Secretary General Khandker Md Mohsin said, currently, 95,523 farms are in production out of 158,179. As a result, the daily production capacity of chicken has decreased from 5,273 tonnes to 4,219 tonnes. That is, meat production has decreased by 25.71%, Khandaker Md Mohsin said. Similarly, egg production has dropped from 6.64 crore pieces per day to 4.32 pieces. That means the production has fallen by 25%, he added. However, due to various social events, including weddings and picnics, ...

Source: TBS