Poultry entrepreneurs have attributed rise in prices of eggs to rise in cost of feeds and other inputs. ´The demand for egg is increasing but production is down.[break]
This mismatch in demand/supply situation is the main reason behind rise in price,´ Shiva Ram KC, president of Nepal Eggs Producers Association, told Republica.
According to KC, Chitwan itself is facing shortage of poultry products after the government culled chickens during bird-flu outbreak a few months ago. ´The government action seriously affected poultry business across the country. It will take around one year for the situation to be normal,´ KC said.
There are around 500 poultry farms in Chitwan. The district supplies more than 60 percent of the eggs consumed across the country.
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