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Feeds
By Mercy Obojeghren
Asaba, Jan. 20, 2017 (NAN) Poultry farmers in Asaba, Delta, on Friday decried steady increase in the price of feeds in the state.
Some of the farmers, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba that the price of feeds had increased to about 100 per cent.
“The starter feeds we were buying for between N2,000 and N2,200 has been increased to N3,700, while a bag of grower went up from N2,5000 last year to N3,800 this year,’’ Mrs Grace Onuemu, a poultry farmer in Asaba said:
Another farmer, Mr Alfred Nnamdi, said the increase in the price affected the price of chicken during the last Christmas and New Year celebrations.
He said poultry farmers in the state had to increase price of chicken during the yuletide to make profit.
“During the yuletide, we sold old layers between N1,700 and N2, 000, while broilers were sold between N3,000 and N4,000.
“The parent cock was sold for N5, 000 and N6, 500, depending on the sizes,’’ he said.
Other farmers, who also spoke with NAN on the issue attributed the development to increase in the price of raw materials for the production of feeds.
They appealed to government to make the raw materials available to bring down the price. (NAN)
MOA/YMU/DUA
Edited by Yakubu Musa/Dada Ahmed