Bird flu likely to dampen January sales, overall poultry revenue may decline 30-40%: CRISIL Ratings
CRISIL’s analysis says bird flu has chopped around 30 percent off broiler chicken volume, bringing down daily chicken demand in the country from 100 lakh kg in December 2020 to an estimated 70 lakh kg in January 2021.
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The avian flu outbreak in India, referred to as bird flu, may dampen poultry sales by a third this month, but the poultry sector will bounce back in quick time, says CRISIL Ratings analysis.
Ever since the first case of bird flu was reported in Kerala in first half of December 2020, it has spread to over 10 states. The flu is said to spread due to carrier migratory wild birds crossing into the country.
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Updated Jan 10, 2021 | 08:50 IST
Wholesale prices of chicken and eggs declined sharply in many states amid increased confirmed cases of bird flu from seven Indian states Poultry prices crash across states as bird flu panic grips nation | Photo Credit: IANS
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New Delhi: Poultry prices have taken a hit across several states more cases of bird flu are being reported amid measures to deal with yet another crisis in making. The prices of eggs and chicken in the wholesale market have nosedived in the past few days as confirmed cases of bird flu were reported from various parts of the country.
Avian Flu Outbreak: Centre asks four States to take measures to contain
January 06, 2021
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The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) has asked four States – Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan – to take adequate measures to ensure avian flu (AI) reported in some parts of these States does not spread to poultry.
According to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, an Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Bhopal, (ICAR-NIHSAD), there are current 12 epicentres of bird flu in these States.
These epicentres are in Baran, Kota and Jhalawar in Rajasthan, Mandsaur, Indore and Malwa in Madhya Pradesh, Kangra in Himachal and four epicentres in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala, an official statement said on Wednedsday.