Updated Jan 10, 2021 | 09:38 IST
Maharashtra has seen deaths of chicken and other birds, samples of which have been sent to Bhopal-based NIHSAD for screening. Poultry products prices fall in Pune as bird flu fright keeps people away. | Photo Credit: IANS
Pune: Prices of eggs and chicken have dropped by big margins, pertaining to bird flu cases. The poultry industry expects this to be a temporary situation which will stop in a week.
The state has seen deaths of chicken and other birds, samples of which have been sent to the Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases for screening. In the last one week, wholesale prices of chicken in the city have fallen from Rs 82.48/kg to Rs 58.23/kg yesterday.