February 28, 2013

Pakistan's poultry meat prices up

Due to union of poultry farm control shed owners and wholesale dealers, poultry meat prices in Pakistan have gone up to PKR310 (US$3.16) per kilogramme from PKR230 (US$2.34) per kilogramme in Pingrio and several other parts of Sindh.

The owners of thousands of closed small poultry farms in Badin and Thatta district have termed the rise in the meat prices as a conspiracy hatched by influential poultry business tycoons.

They said that control shed farm owners and wholesalers are minting illegal money by getting closed the small poultry farms in Pingrio, Badin, Thatta and other cities of Sindh.

Owing to such illegal practices, the price of poultry meat has soared to PKR310 (US$3.16) per kilogramme, as a result, the poor people could not afford to purchase it.

Sources said that the control shed farm owners and wholesalers have devised such policies which caused crippling financial crises among small poultry farms.