January 12, 2021
The demand for chicken meat has dropped by 15-20% - The Hindu×
Poultry owners not ordering feed owing to space constraint: expert
Maize and soya farmers fear that the bird flu outbreak will bring down the market price of their produce drastically with experts predicting distress sale as demand from the poultry industry is likely to come down in the next few days. The poultry industry is the main consumer of soya and maize and many private poultry players have a direct contract with farmers for supply of feed.
“Poultry and farmers have developed an integrated system and a supply chain. The bird flu scare has started impacting soya and maize demand. The demand for chicken meat has dropped by 15-20 per cent and poultry owners are not ordering poultry feed as there is no place to keep chicken,” said Vasantkumar Shetty, President, Maharashtra Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association.