The price of chicken can go up to SGD 15 per kilo, why?

The price of chicken continues to rise, averaging S$11.87 per kilo this week in Lima’s retail markets and S$11.50 in Arequipa, according to the latest reports from the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (midagri). But in the coming weeks, the bird may rise in price.

The Poultry Association of the South (Avisur) warns that in April a chicken can cost up to 15c/x/kg and a kilo of eggs will be between 11c/12 and 12c/, what are the reasons?

Avisur spokesman Alex Geri notes that about half a million breeding chickens due to bird flu.

“And that half a million breeders is more or less 15 or 16 million chicks lost in a month when there are not enough chicks, they have to be imported,” he commented on a recent Midagri announcement.

Recently, Midagri owner Nelly Paredes announced that they would be importing 17 million tons. eggs due to problems caused by avian influenza in the poultry industry.

“17 million will arrive fertilized eggs up to 3 weeks to provide the protein that is eaten the most, i.e. chicken. During this week, 2 million eggs ready for incubation have already been received for poultry farmers,” the minister said at a press conference.

Paredes did not provide further details on these egg imports, but an Avisur spokesperson notes that the largest number of chicks lost to bird flu were large birds, so coordination will be mostly with them.

Representative poultry farmers Del Sur also pointed out that the impact, which has killed about 100,000 laying hens, is due to the state taking time to green-light bird flu vaccinations.

Furthermore, it contends that although this vaccination has already been approved, the cost of it will be borne by poultry farmersit is not specified which labs are approved for these vaccines, so they cannot start the process of disease mitigation yet.