“We lowered the chicken price as there is a surplus supply of live chicken from the Tarai districts," said Janga Bahadur BC, president of the National Chicken Sellers´ Association. With the end of major festivals, the price of chicken has also gone down. [break]
Traders in the capital, who used to source chicken from neighboring districts like Dhading, Nuwakot and Kavre, are now buying chicken from Tarai districts mainly from Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Makawanpur.The Tarai districts have been supplying live chicken for Rs 110 per kg.
Poultry farmers expressed disatisfaction at the continued decline in the chicken price. They say they have been suffering losses as the revised price of live chicken is lower than the production cost that hovers around Rs 150-160 per kg.
"Currently, farmers, hatcheries and feed producers are suffering losses with the fall in chicken price. Amid higher production volume, we have option other than to reduce the price," said Narayan Hari Khatri, proprietor of Ahsapuri Hatchery.
Khatri, who is also the former president of Feed Industries Association, said poultry entreprenuers will have to quit their business if the price of chicken continues to go down.
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