10-05-2025
Chicken prices inch up in Andhra Pradesh as bird flu, heatwave, and low farmer margins push poultry sector into crisis
VISAKHAPATNAM: After weeks of slump, chicken prices are increasing across the state due to summer conditions. Live broiler chicken is selling for Rs140 per kg, while dressed chicken is priced at Rs260 per kg.
Despite the market price of chicken reaching Rs260 per kg, the poultry industry in the state continues to face sustainability challenges because of significant losses experienced in February 2025 due to bird flu, as well as the mounting cost of production and adverse weather conditions.
Poultry farmers (broiler chicken growers) in several parts of Andhra Pradesh are expressing reluctance about remaining in the sector.
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Although the retail price of skinless dressed chicken has reached Rs260 per kg, poultry farmers receive only Rs100-Rs110 per kg for live birds, making the trade less attractive for them.
K Srinu, a poultry farmer in Vizag city and representative of the Broiler Chicken Association of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, told TOI that chicken prices have risen by around 20 per cent state-wide in the past week. This increase is attributed to the gap between demand and supply, as hot weather conditions have reduced production output.
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'We incurred losses for the past few months due to bird flu in February 2025 and lower prices during March and April. We anticipate that chicken prices may further rise in the coming days due to the widening gap between demand and supply, and poultry farmers might finally see some profits,' Srinu said.
If poultry farmers get at least up to Rs130 per kg for a live bird, they will get some profits. However, the country chicken (Naati Kodi in local parlance) growers are getting good profits as they are selling at Rs700-Rs800 per kg live bird due to low production and high demand, said G Ramu Naidu, a poultry farmer in North Andhra Pradesh.
This summer, eggs and broiler chicken will be slightly costlier in the coming days as the hot weather leads to poor production. The reason for the possible price hike is increased production cost and the recent bird flu impacted the poultry industry, where many stopped chicken farming, said Sk Husain, a meat trader.
Chicken lovers say that not only fish prices, but also chicken prices are slowly increasing in the summer. Chicken was considered an ordinary person's nutritious food, but it will become costlier in the coming days, said V Ganesh, a chicken lover.
