Poultry prices rise as demand returns

Poultry prices that declined in the April-August period have started climbing again, with the end of Hindu religious periods Shravan and Adhik Maas, and Sri Lanka boosting egg imports from India.

- Puja Das

Experts see demand for chicken and egg remaining firm and consequently, prices rising ahead of festivals and the wedding season in the October-December quarter.

An anticipated increase in the prices of soya, a major poultry feed, post-harvesting season will also pressure chicken and egg prices, they said.

Chicken prices rose to ₹92-122 per kg in farm gates of Kolkata, Bengaluru and Delhi this month, and retail prices ruled at ₹250-260 a kg, according to spot trading data. In July and August, farm gate chicken prices hovered around ₹90-100 per kg and retail prices were quoted at ₹180-210 per kg.