Islamabad, July 15, 2021 (PPI-OT):Raja Atiq-ur-Rehman Abbasi, vice-chairman of the Pakistan Poultry Association (North Region), said in a press statement that poultry is the most organized sector in the agricultural sector. The poultry industry currently provides 40% of the total meat consumed. And about 1.5 million people are employed in this sector. Poultry industry is playing an important role in economic development. Poultry is the cheapest source of meat. The latest technology and state-of-the-art machinery is being used in the Pakistan poultry industry.

Due to which our country produces international standard broilers in Pakistan. The poultry industry has been trying for many years to provide the people with affordable and quality protein in the form of chicken meat and eggs. Fluctuations in the price of chicken meat are determined by the basic principles of supply and demand.

That is why farmers often have to sell to broilers at a price lower than the production cost, because it is a perishable item. And it can and #39;t be kept safe. In the same way, in the price fluctuations of the whole year, sometimes the farmer is in profit and sometimes in loss. But on average, the price is reasonable throughout the year. Continuous increase in production cost of broiler the cost of production of poultry has been steadily rising in the last two years and due to this the farmers have not been getting any significant profit from their business for almost two years.

In the present situation the poultry farmers are facing severe losses and the bank has become corrupt. It is clear that due to these circumstances, farmers are facing a difficult and difficult situation. Therefore, the government should also take steps to address their problems and announce a relief package for poultry farmers. As orders are issued to all scheduled banks to issue business loans to poultry farmers at minimum profit and set the easiest terms for repayment.

Due to high production cost, Pakistani poultry products cannot be exported despite being standard, as they are also available in the international market at low prices. At present, poultry is being raised on poultry farms at around Rs. 200 per kg, which is being sold at Rs. 140 per kg live today. In other words, farmers are losing Rs. 30,000 chickens thus the farmer is losing Rs. 3.6 million per flock. He will not be able to bear it for long and will be forced to close the farm. As a result In case of reduction in poultry production, the price of chicken meat will go up.

At present, the feed rate is around Rs 3,600 per 50 kg bag as in the current budget, the government has imposed a sales tax of Rs 7 more on soybeans, which has now gone up to 17%, making poultry feed more expensive There will be a risk. Therefore, the government is requested to announce a special package for poultry farmers so that the poultry industry continues to provide cheap and healthy protein and its price is also the purchasing power of every human being. The following steps should be announced immediately.

Bank loans should be rescheduled and loans should be provided to individuals and institutions associated with the poultry industry at the lowest interest rates on the basis of agriculture. • Immediate provision of new loans to poultry farmers so that they can continue their production. Otherwise, there will be a food crisis in the country. It is hoped that the Government of Pakistan will consider all these issues sympathetically and make every effort to provide relief to the poultry industry. Finally, he thanked the print and electronic media for always supporting the Pakistan Poultry Industry in every difficult hour and conveying the voice of PPA to the government houses.

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