Chicken may get as pricey as mutton
DUBAI/FUJAIRAH
The price of chicken could soon be on par with that of mutton.
With the UAE government banning the live poultry shops, supermarkets expect over 50 per cent hike in chicken price. The price of other poultry products such as eggs will also go up, Khaleej Times reports.
The price of one kg chicken now ranges between Dh11.50 and Dh13 and of a tray of eggs between Dh12.95 and Dh15 depending on the size.
But because of the ban on live poultry shops and import of live poultry from several countries, the globe, price of chicken is expected to touch Dh18-20 per kg. “The ban on all live poultry shops will force retailers to bring in poultry products from neighbouring countries. Besides, the supply of poultry products may drop because of the bird flu outbreak in several countries,” said an official of Choithram, a popular chain of supermarkets in Dubai.
Another retail outlet official predicted a rise in the price by Dh6-Dh8 per kg and said it would make the price of chicken equal to that of Indian mutton which was now Dh21 per kg.
The Arab Poultry Breeding and Production Company has already announced a move to hike the prices by 10-15 per cent as a result of the rising costs of fodder and medicines.
DUBAI/FUJAIRAH
The price of chicken could soon be on par with that of mutton.
With the UAE government banning the live poultry shops, supermarkets expect over 50 per cent hike in chicken price. The price of other poultry products such as eggs will also go up, Khaleej Times reports.
The price of one kg chicken now ranges between Dh11.50 and Dh13 and of a tray of eggs between Dh12.95 and Dh15 depending on the size.
But because of the ban on live poultry shops and import of live poultry from several countries, the globe, price of chicken is expected to touch Dh18-20 per kg. “The ban on all live poultry shops will force retailers to bring in poultry products from neighbouring countries. Besides, the supply of poultry products may drop because of the bird flu outbreak in several countries,” said an official of Choithram, a popular chain of supermarkets in Dubai.
Another retail outlet official predicted a rise in the price by Dh6-Dh8 per kg and said it would make the price of chicken equal to that of Indian mutton which was now Dh21 per kg.
The Arab Poultry Breeding and Production Company has already announced a move to hike the prices by 10-15 per cent as a result of the rising costs of fodder and medicines.