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G. Gurumurthy

`No build-up in broiler birds or eggs so far'

Broiler birds at a farm

Coimbatore April 3 As the truck operators' strike continued in Kerala for the third day on Tuesday, poultry producers across the border in Tamil Nadu were worried over its implication on their business, though they are yet to feel the pinch in transporting eggs and chickens to the Kerala markets.

Thanks to sufficient stocks already moved and revival of poultry consumption within Tamil Nadu itself - which could absorb a large portion of daily production - there is no panic in the market.

Moreover, the strike is only three days old and it is too early to make any big impact on the trade, according to poultry trade sources.

"We will be in trouble only if the strike persists for a long time," said Mr Lakshmanan, President of the Palladam-based State broiler co-ordination committee.

There has been no significant stock build-up either in broiler birds or table eggs.

One reason for this is the continued movement of light commercial vehicles, which has provided some relief to the trade.

Of the 60 lakh broiler produced every week by Tamil Nadu farms, 22-23 lakh birds are sold in Kerala.

Similarly, Kerala absorbs 30 per cent of the 2.10 crore shell eggs produced every day by the farms.

The poultry producers are worried that the strike would spoil their business over the weekend as Easter festivities are round the corner, a time when the demand for chicken and eggs is expected to soar.

Besides, the offtake is expected to surge by 20-25 per cent over the next three months in view of the vacation-propelled tourism/travel.

The wholesale broiler price, which went down during last month below Rs 28 per kg, has recovered in the last one week to touch Rs 30-32.

The price is expected to go up to Rs 42 by next month due to the demand surge.

The table egg trade, on the other hand, has begun to face lower offtake usually associated with the summer months.

The hurdle in transporting eggs to Kerala has had a marginal impact, forcing the NECC's zonal committee in Namakkal to reduce the farmgate price this week to Rs 1.50 an egg from last week's Rs 1.85.

The price pressure on table eggs is partly due to the loss of exports to Dubai, which reintroduced the ban on Indian shipments recently.

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