There has been a big fall in the price of chicken due to the news of bird flu, chicken selling for Rs 105 a kg is being sold at Rs 40 a kg

Chicken prices fell by up to Rs 65 a kg in Ghazipur market

Four days ago, in Ghazipur mandi, the chicken, which was sold from Rs 90 per kg to Rs 105 per kg, is being sold today at the rate of Rs 40 per kg as soon as the news of bird flu was reported.

January 8, 2021, 10:11 AM IST

new Delhi. As it is now revealed in the investigation that the bird flu has also spread to the chickens, the demand for chicken has reduced. Ghazipur mandi (Asia’s largest chicken market) is now also experiencing silence. Customers in hotel-dhabas and markets are not eating chicken due to fear. Many retail businesses are also shying away from selling chicken to avoid any government action. Due to this, in the last four days, the rates of chicken have come to the ground due to uneasiness.

Chicken was being sold for Rs 105 a kg
Jamil, who runs a chicken business in the name of Rachna Poultry in Ghazipur mandi, says that chicken is supplied from Ghazipur to some other areas including Delhi-NCR. Every day up to 5 lakh chickens are supplied from Ghazipur mandi alone. But now this number has started to decrease. Four days ago, chicken was being sold in Ghazipur market from Rs 90 to Rs 105 per kg. Chicken rates are determined by the weight of the chicken.

News of bird flu brought prices up to Rs 40 a kg But as soon as the news of bird flu came to the media, now the demand for chicken has reduced. On January 6, the chicken came to 80 rupees a kg. At the same time, on January 7, the rate of chicken has come down completely to 60 rupees per kg. And today, on January 8, a category of chicken is being sold at the rate of 40 rupees per kg. The other category is from 55 to 57 rupees per kg. The way the news of bird flu is also coming in the chickens, it seems that now the prices of chicken will fall further.

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60 was sold in Ghazipur and 50 in Hisar
On 7 January, chicken rates in Ghazipur mandi were reduced. As soon as the market opened, the price of chicken came to 60 rupees per kg. While in the afternoon, chicken was sold up to 50 rupees per kg directly from the poultry farms in Haryana, Hisar and Karnal. On that too, the poultry farm owners said that even after reducing the rate, customers are not coming to buy chicken.