Hyderabad: Chicken lovers flock meat stores

HYDERABAD: With experts making it clear that chicken consumption has nothing to do with the spread of coronavirus, prices have touched Rs 160 per kilogram for skinless while live bird was sold at Rs 80 per kilo. Locals were seen flooding their local chicken stores on Sunday.
Compared to last week, the average chicken price was down by Rs 30 per kg. Last Sunday, chicken was sold being sold at Rs 190 per kilo (skinless) in some places.The prices dipped as transportation has been streamlined and poultry feed is reaching the farmers, according to poultry businessmen. However, they said that though the feed is reaching farmers, several chicken stalls in districts are not operational yet.
“There are several stores especially in districts which are closed as small vehicles and autos are yet to hit the road. On Sunday, several retail customers came to my farm to purchase chicken as the shops near their homes were still closed,” said Telangana Poultry Federation president, Errabelli Pradeep Kumar Rao.