Egypt: Undo "bird flu" increases the size of supply

23/08/2010


Poultry prices fell in the Egyptian market by 10% due to increased supply and less buying spree before the month of Ramadan due to busy consumers to purchase holiday commitments, such as clothing, flour for the manufacture of cakes.

And poultry was sold in white farms phrase at a price ranging from 12.75 to 13 pounds based district for 14 pounds, and in the retail market price of 15 pounds versus 18 pounds in some areas, and for the types of municipal sold per kilo of chicken at 18 pounds to 20 pounds, and ducks, the municipal 26 pounds in return for 28 pounds.

Revealed producers increased production of white poultry farm during the last period after the decline in influenza infection, and asked the Ministry of Agriculture to quickly search for destinations produce antisera to the virus of the same nature of the disease is endemic in Egypt to eradicate it, according to the newspaper of the Republic.

Said Ahmed Salama, a dealer in Giza that buying interest has fallen by 40% with at least near the end of the second week of the month of Ramadan, drawing attention to the concerns of Egyptian families moving families towards the purchase of other commitments such as flour for the manufacture of cakes, and buy clothes and complains "Safety "at the continued confiscation of Veterinary Committees of live poultry in markets, called on the government to grant an adequate transition period to persuade consumers to buy poultry, chilled and frozen prior to prevent the sale of live poultry in markets.

For his part, said Nabil Darwish - Chairman of the Federation poultry producers - that prices fell in the farms, to 12.75 pounds in the last week, and so the natural reaction to reduced buying interest, and increased supply during the last few days, drawing attention to the possible continuation of the decline in poultry during the coming period, with continued decline in demand for the purchase by consumers.

He added that the white wards poultry production is currently available by the production after the decline in incidence of influenza, poultry diseases, injuries declined during the usual summer, explaining that the flu guest is too heavy for the farm owners during the winter months only.

He stressed that the poultry has lost a large part of maternal herds after the death of large numbers due to the spread of diseases, thus reducing the supply of chicks, broiler, and this is the main reason behind the rise in prices during the last period.

The Darwish Avian influenza virus bad sides and vaccines used to immunize poultry do not work adequately in the current period, and demanded the Ministry of Agriculture need to expedite the production of new vaccines more effective, and the same nature of the disease is endemic in Egypt for the vaccination of birds against bird flu.