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Chicken prices rise by 25% as heat wave cuts poultry production

Chicken prices have risen by over 25% in south and east India due to intense heat waves, water scarcity, and bird mortality. Demand remains high with increased money circulation during the elections, affecting prices across regions.

Bird flu: Farmers growing maize, soya worry over slim demand from poultry

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.

How poultry farming in Maharashtra has flourished with farmers joining hands with private players

How poultry farming in Maharashtra has flourished with farmers joining hands with private players December 28, 2020 × Poultry production has a long history of backyard farming, but the picture has changed in the last few years in Maharashtra, thanks to contract poultry farming While farmers in the north agitating against three agri reform Bills apprehend that private players would exploit them and dominate the sector, the poultry farming segment in Maharashtra with an annual turnover of ₹35,000 crore has flourished, thanks to the joint efforts of farmers and private investors. One of the agri reform laws introduced by the government seeks to create a new legal framework for contract farming, which is being opposed by farmers from Punjab and Haryana and Opposition parties saying that farmers will be at the receiving end in the exercise.

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