CHENNAI: The prices of broiler chicken with 1 kg of meat have gone up again in retail outlets ranging between 240 and 280 depending on the location. This is the second spike in a month after chicken prices hit 300 in July. mutton However, the prices have remained stable, while the prices of vegetables like onions and tomatoes have increased.
Stakeholders attributed the rise in chicken prices to insufficient supply. TD Chandrasekhar, president of the Chennai Poultry Dealers Association, said the daily demand is around 5. Was lakh kg Covers a distance of 40 km in Chennai and the suburbs. “But, we currently get only 3.5 lakh kg every day. Just 10 days ago, the price of chicken was 180/kg. Now it has increased due to less supply,” he said. The city mainly sources broiler chicken. Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh and Coimbatore, Vellore and Villupuram district
Meanwhile, mutton prices are stable at 800/kg. South Chennai Mutton Traders Association Secretary-General Karim said a steady supply and steady demand for meat ensured that prices would not rise.
However, prices of some vegetables have risen. The price of onions and tomatoes has increased by Rs 5 to 10 per kg in the neighboring markets as compared to last week. While onion sells at Rs 40 per kg, the price of tomato is Rs 27-30 per kg in different areas of Chennai.
Stakeholders attributed the rise in chicken prices to insufficient supply. TD Chandrasekhar, president of the Chennai Poultry Dealers Association, said the daily demand is around 5. Was lakh kg Covers a distance of 40 km in Chennai and the suburbs. “But, we currently get only 3.5 lakh kg every day. Just 10 days ago, the price of chicken was 180/kg. Now it has increased due to less supply,” he said. The city mainly sources broiler chicken. Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh and Coimbatore, Vellore and Villupuram district
Meanwhile, mutton prices are stable at 800/kg. South Chennai Mutton Traders Association Secretary-General Karim said a steady supply and steady demand for meat ensured that prices would not rise.
However, prices of some vegetables have risen. The price of onions and tomatoes has increased by Rs 5 to 10 per kg in the neighboring markets as compared to last week. While onion sells at Rs 40 per kg, the price of tomato is Rs 27-30 per kg in different areas of Chennai.
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