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Chicken is one of the main products of the main family food basketbut in recent months it has not ceased to hit the pockets of households due to rising prices.
According to a report by the Supply and Price Information System of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, in the days leading up to the end of August, the price per kilogram of chicken exceeds S/11.5 in various district markets of metropolitan Lima. .
Judging by the numbers, Live chicken is priced at S$7.77 per kilo. in price This has been going on for three days. According to sellers, the supply of chicken meat is completely sold out, and only today, Tuesday, August 23, 1,908 tons were sold, which is 3.9% less than on Tuesday the previous week.
Although this the price of the collection center in retail markets ranges from 11.27 to 11.33 balance; Keep in mind that the average weight of a chicken is 2.58 kg or 2.53.
As for the sale of chicken in tons, there has been a slight decrease over the past four weeks. Today, 1908 tons were sold, on the last 16th of the same month it was 1985, and on the second day of the month, sales in tons reached 2040.
If we compare the period from January to the date of this year, then there was a decrease in poultry sales by 3.4% compared to the same period in 2021. It is worth saying that in the last six months compared to last year
When selling eggs the price was down slightly by 0.1% compared to yesterday. Today a kilo of eggs was S/7.09, which could rise to S/2 in wholesale markets, yesterday it was S/7.10, and the average for the last 7 days was S/7.14.
How much is chicken in other provinces
According to our correspondents, in Trujillo the chicken has reached S/10, in Apurimac a kilogram – S/12, it has been preserved for two weeks. In Ica, the kilogram ranges from S/12.90 to S/13.30.
Why such a high price for chicken?
There are several factors that explain the high price of chicken in Europe.In the Peruvian market, one of them is the high price of corn.
Corn, which is considered a raw material for chicken production because it is a staple food for birds, rose in price last year.
In addition to external factors, there are also national ones. Some of the problems that are driving up the price of chicken meat are the recent strikes and blockades of farmers and carriers that have been reported in the country.
Source: RPP
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