Azim Hojjat, a member of the board of directors of the Meat Poultry Farmers’ Union of the country, in an interview with the correspondent of Industry, Trade and Agriculture of the Economic Group of the Young Journalists Club, announced the continuation of the downward trend in the price of chicken in the market and said: “Today, the price of each kilo of live chicken is 8,000 and 500 Tomans and ready-to-cook chicken retails for 12,500 Tomans.
According to him, the current price per kilogram of live chicken has decreased by 300 tomans and hot chicken by 400 tomans compared to the previous day.
Hojjat continued: Considering the current conditions of supply and demand, the unfavorable conditions of production and the reduction of hatching compared to the previous months, it is expected that the price of chicken will return to the trend of the previous months, otherwise the producers will not be able to continue production. was
A member of the Board of Directors of the Goshti Poultry Farmers’ Union, pointing out that the guaranteed purchase rate of chicken from poultry farmers has increased, said: Currently, the support of livestock affairs buys 14 thousand 500 tomans per kilo of surplus chicken from poultry farmers, which is significantly different from the approved price. .
He said about the future of the chicken market: According to the government’s announcement that restaurants will reopen after the holy month of Ramadan and the increased demand for purchases, it is expected that the price of chicken will reach 14,500 to 15,000 tomans.
According to Hojjat, the market can be controlled with the start of the Livestock Affairs Support Company’s program and purchase of chicken up to 1600 grams at the rate of 14,500 Tomans and medium-term planning for export.
A member of the board of directors of Goshti Poultry Farmers’ Union, pointing out that the total cost of poultry farmers is a combination of government input and free input, added: Currently, the real price of each kilogram of chicken, including the combination of government and free input, is 15 thousand tomans and free input is 17 thousand tomans. is
According to him, during the recent months, poultry farmers have suffered losses in the sale of chicken, but with the relative improvement in the price of chicken, the motivation of chicken farmers for hatching has increased.
Hojjat pointed out that the reasonable price of chicken in the market is different and stated: Due to the different prices of livestock inputs, the real price of chicken is different.
The member of the board of directors of broiler farmers’ union announced the current price of one day-old chicken at 1,400 tomans and said: the current price of a day-old chicken is 1,100 tomans different from the finished production rate, and the increase in the price of chicken is one of the factors in the fluctuation of broiler prices. It is considered in the market.
He said about the latest status of livestock input distribution: According to statistics, during the last 2 months, one third of the grain required by producers, equivalent to 30 to 35 percent, has been provided through the support network of livestock affairs.
The member of the board of directors of the Poultry Poultry Association pointed out that the private companies did not deliver the cargo on time and stated: In the market system, it is clearly stated that the delivery time of the cargo is one month from the date of purchase, while in the case of broiler chicken, the production process is 42 It is fast that if the poultry farmer is supposed to receive the money after 30 days, the producers have no choice but to buy from the open market to supply grain.
Hojjat continued: If the support of livestock affairs buys an average of 1,500 to 2,000 tons of chicken from poultry farmers, the market will reach equilibrium.
According to this official, despite the one-month delay in the distribution of inputs and the delay in the payment of chicken, chicken farmers are facing a lack of liquidity.
In the end, he stated that in some provinces the slaughterhouses are not equipped with 2 slaughter lines, he clarified: Regarding the proposal to buy 2 chicken lines, but the necessary facilities are not provided in all provinces, therefore, the process should take one to two months. It should be considered that there is at least one slaughterhouse in all provinces.
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