03:58 PM
Thursday, March 23, 2023
I wrote – Sherine Salah:
Abdel-Sayed, head of the poultry division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, told Masrawy that the price of a kilo of white poultry decreased by 5 pounds today, Thursday, compared to last week’s prices.
Al-Sayed added that the price of a kilo of white poultry at the farm decreased to 67 pounds today, Thursday, compared to 72 pounds last week, to be sold at a price ranging between 74 and 75 pounds in the markets to the consumer.
Al-Sayed explained that the demand for buying decreased during the week before Ramadan, after it rose to record levels after the jump in feed.
The price of a carton of eggs at the farm also decreased, to record between 94 and 102 pounds, compared to 104 pounds last week, to be sold in the market between 100 and 110 pounds.
The price of the chick gradually decreased between 13 and 14 pounds, compared to 18 pounds, according to the division.
The rise in feed prices and the import crisis during the past months caused a shortage in the supply of poultry and eggs and a significant jump in their prices.
Egypt produces about 1.6 billion birds annually, and this production achieves self-sufficiency by about 95%, and the gap between production and consumption does not exceed 5%, according to data from the Poultry Division previously.
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