![]() T Murugesan, a poultry owner in Palladam, "I have two small farms with 4,000 birds in Arakulam village. In terms of production cost, this is a big loss for poultry farmers." Also the rains disrupted transportation of birds. The retail price, however, hovers around Rs 180-200 per kilogram.īroiler Coordination Committee - President K Chinnasami said, "Sale of birds came down as soon as rains started and buyers in Coimbatore, Nilgris, Dindigul, Erode and Tiruppur reduced orders. ![]() TIRUPPUR: Falling demand and incessant rains which affected transportation has brought down the wholesale broiler chicken price to Rs 70 per kilogram at Palladam. Together with infrastructure cost like power connection, labour cost and vaccination, the cost comes to around Rs 90 per kilo for a farm owner." The feed cost includes soya (35 per cent) and corn (65 per cent). ![]() The bird attains 2 kilos in 44 days.The current weather is good and birds gain weight easily. Some farmers have started selling birds for Rs 65," he said.Įlaborating the production cost, Eswaramoorthi, a poultry owner said, "A chicken weighs 2.25 kilogram. Poultry farmers fear that prices will go down further. I cannot afford the production cost and must sell the birds immediately. "This is a huge loss for small farmers like me.
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