RAWALPINDI:
Hen costs within the open markets of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have surged following a rise in sugar costs, making chicken virtually unaffordable for most of the people.
Value management magistrates, alternatively, appeared helpless in controlling costs. After sugar, hen costs within the open market reached unprecedented ranges. Wholesale costs have skyrocketed to Rs19,000 per maund, whereas stay hen is being bought at Rs550 per kilogramme and hen meat at Rs800 per kg. The federal government has set the official value of stay hen at Rs412 per kg, however hen is unavailable on the official value anyplace within the twin metropolis.
Khursheed Abbasi, the vice chairman of the Poultry Affiliation Rawalpindi, says the demand for hen throughout Ramazan has elevated by 40% in comparison with atypical days, whereas provide is even decrease than regular. He warned that if the provision is just not improved, hen costs will rise additional to Eidul Fitr.
Faisal Khan, the secretary of the Retailers’ Union, says the wholesale value of hen is rising day by day.
However, Malik Zaheer Awan, the president of the Residents’ Motion Committee, has introduced a marketing campaign to boycott hen till Eid because of the value hike.
The costs of eggs within the open market have additionally gone up, with broiler eggs being bought at Rs287 per dozen and desi eggs at Rs640 per dozen.