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Monday May 03 2021
Summary
The disease and lockdown have starved the market of animals.
Traders have predicted that the prices will more than double in the coming months due to shortage of livestock, as consumers find solace in the once luxurious poultry meat.
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Meat, a delicacy for most Ugandans, is becoming unaffordable, due to its soaring prices, Daily Monitor has established.
Traders have predicted that the prices will more than double in the coming months due to shortage of livestock, as consumers find solace in the once luxurious poultry meat.
The cattle shortage has pushed beef prices from Shs10,000 to Shs16,000 per kilogramme in several districts, including Tororo, Masaka, Arua, Kasese, Masindi, and Gulu.
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Veterinary doctors and district authorities in the central region are stuck on how to enforce the new guidelines aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 in livestock markets.
On November 26, the State Minister for Animal Industry, Mr Bright Rwamirama, issued new guidelines which livestock farmers and dealers have to follow when converging at various weekly livestock markets across the country.
Livestock markets, like other businesses, were closed early this year following the outbreak of Covid-19.