Scarcity of one-day-old chicks hit Jaypurhat poultry industry
Our correspondent | Sunday, 15 March 2009
JAYPURHAT Mar 14: Local poultry industry has been hit hard by scarcity of one-day-old chicks amidst its recovery effort from bird-flue crisis in which 60 per cent farm closed.
About 2.5 million one-day-old chicks are required for the five thousand farms in the district but less than 0.6 million chickens are provided from 6 hatcheries including the government hatchery.
As a result the poultry farmers cannot grow enough chicken as a result of which the price shot up in the market.
For the high demand, hatchery owners are keeping high rate of their one-day-old chicks now being sold at Tk 22 to Tk 25 per piece at the private hatcheries against Tk 10 to Tk 12 per piece a few days ago.
Rearing one thousand chickens, a farmer earns about Tk 40 to Tk 50 thousand within 55 days. A hatching egg is being sold Tk 10 to Tk 12 per piece whereas it was sold only at Tk 8 per piece some days ago.
Belaet Hossain Lebu owner of Reliance Hatchery said, "I am selling a one-day-old chicks for Tk 22 because I buy a hatching egg for Tk 12 per piece.
In last five years, 10 thousand poultry farms as well as 6 private and 1 government hatchery were established. For supplying feed for the farms, 5 feed mills were also established in the district.
At present, about 100,000 people are working in poultry industry and every day a number of people are being included in the business.
The main appreciator to create the poultry farm in the district, Assistant Director of Jamalganj Government Hen-Duck Farm Md Sahajamal said, "Despite some problems, poultry business is a good source of income and good nutrition source for the people also."
Md Salful Islam the owner of a large farm Shoal poultry farm in the district said, "I faced losses last year and also this year. However, presently I am getting more benefit."
Mahabubur Rahman Sawdagor, a poultry owner of Jamalgonj area said, "I have a farm with capacity for four thousand chickens but it is vacant for four months. I could not manage adequate quantity of one-day-old chicks. He alleged that hatchery owners buy an egg for Tk 12 only but they sell a one-day-old chicks at over Tk 25.
Many of the farm owners demanded that bank interest should be reduced or free for 3 years, loan should be allowed with easy condition, subsidy have to run among the little farm owners and VAT should be withdrawn from the poultry-based industries for the development of the sector.
About 2.5 million one-day-old chicks are required for the five thousand farms in the district but less than 0.6 million chickens are provided from 6 hatcheries including the government hatchery.
As a result the poultry farmers cannot grow enough chicken as a result of which the price shot up in the market.
For the high demand, hatchery owners are keeping high rate of their one-day-old chicks now being sold at Tk 22 to Tk 25 per piece at the private hatcheries against Tk 10 to Tk 12 per piece a few days ago.
Rearing one thousand chickens, a farmer earns about Tk 40 to Tk 50 thousand within 55 days. A hatching egg is being sold Tk 10 to Tk 12 per piece whereas it was sold only at Tk 8 per piece some days ago.
Belaet Hossain Lebu owner of Reliance Hatchery said, "I am selling a one-day-old chicks for Tk 22 because I buy a hatching egg for Tk 12 per piece.
In last five years, 10 thousand poultry farms as well as 6 private and 1 government hatchery were established. For supplying feed for the farms, 5 feed mills were also established in the district.
At present, about 100,000 people are working in poultry industry and every day a number of people are being included in the business.
The main appreciator to create the poultry farm in the district, Assistant Director of Jamalganj Government Hen-Duck Farm Md Sahajamal said, "Despite some problems, poultry business is a good source of income and good nutrition source for the people also."
Md Salful Islam the owner of a large farm Shoal poultry farm in the district said, "I faced losses last year and also this year. However, presently I am getting more benefit."
Mahabubur Rahman Sawdagor, a poultry owner of Jamalgonj area said, "I have a farm with capacity for four thousand chickens but it is vacant for four months. I could not manage adequate quantity of one-day-old chicks. He alleged that hatchery owners buy an egg for Tk 12 only but they sell a one-day-old chicks at over Tk 25.
Many of the farm owners demanded that bank interest should be reduced or free for 3 years, loan should be allowed with easy condition, subsidy have to run among the little farm owners and VAT should be withdrawn from the poultry-based industries for the development of the sector.