Despite low demands in the market with the advent of summer season, prices of poultry products in Nepal have yet to go down amid low supply, according to traders.

Price of chicken has remained stable at Rs 270 per kg for the last few months. If the past record is anything to go by, price of chicken should have gone down during summer as compared to the winter season.

Chicken is selling for NPR260 (US$3.6) per kg in Chitwan, the largest poultry producer in the country, for the last few months. Price of eggs per crate (30 pieces) has reached NPR190 (US$2.6). Prices of poultry products have not gone down in the district despite the outbreak of bird-flu in neighboring Nawalparasi district.

Tika Ram Pokharel, president of Nepal Poultry Entrepreneurs' Forum, said prices of poultry products have not gone down as the production of chicken and eggs has not gone up due to rise in demands over the years.

"If we see past years' trend, price of chicken and eggs should have decreased during summer due to high production and low demand. But this hasn't happened this year," said Rajendra Lamichhane, central member of Nepal Eggs Producers' Association. He said the daily supply of eggs hovers around 800,000 units against the demand for more than a million units.