The price of chicken to be increased in festive season

"Due to the public demand during the festive season, the price of fresh chicken would increase," said All-Island Poultry Farmers' Association (AIPFA) said today.

 

AIPFA chairman Ajith Gunasekara said this to the media, asserting that the long weekend and New Year's season would drive the demand for chicken higher.

 

He mentioned that it would be dubious about the capacity to cater to the needs of the consumers since the retail price in the local market will depend on distribution according to demand.

 

There would be no issues with supplying deep-frozen chicken, but when providing fresh chicken the market price will increase to an amount between Rs. 1,200 and Rs. 1,400," He further added.