November 10, 2021

Dominican Republic's poultry sector imports egg genetics to boost chicken supply

The Dominican Poultry Association said that it has imported fertile egg genetics to increase the supply of chicken in the Dominican Republic and ensure the supply of chicken at affordable and competitive prices for the Christmas holidays.

"Anticipating the situation of the global markets, the national poultry sector has imported fertile egg genetics equivalent to four million baby chicks in order to increase the supply of these, all this, to ensure the supply of chicken protein in the coming month of December," said the president of the Dominican Poultry Association, Juan Lucas Alba, in a note sent to the media.

He explained that, although imported genetics and baby chicks have had to be paid at higher prices than usual, this increase will not impact the final price of the chicken consumed in December, since this input represents only 10% of the total cost of production.

He added that in recent weeks, there has been a decrease in farm chicken prices due to the increase in supply in the local market through increased production.

Concerning supply for the month of December, Alba said that the production for these dates is already at 90% in its production process in farms, placing this year a historical record of 29 million fertile eggs and more than 21 million live chickens.

"Never before has the poultry sector reached production figures as high as the one we are seeing this year, this represents a milestone for the sector that speaks very well of the capabilities we have as a country to underpin our food sovereignty and security, thus achieving the goal of providing the most affordable, nutritious and fresh protein to the Dominican people," said Alba.

- Dominican Today