Saturday 26/July/2025 – 08:59 PM
Tharwat Al -Zaini, Vice -President of the Poultry Producers Union, stressed that the poultry sector in Egypt is currently witnessing a state of regularity in production and increasing the supply of chicks as a result of the regularity of the evacuation of the grandfather and mothers, which led to a significant decline in the prices of chicks in recent days.
Al -Zaini: The market suffers from the saturation of supply compared to demand
Al-Zaini explained, during televised comments, that the market suffers from the saturation of supply compared to the demand, which caused a decrease in the prices of poultry and chicks to below the cost of production, stressing that the price of live chicks on the farm reached 63-64 pounds per kilo, a price that does not cover the real cost of the product.
He pointed out that the continuation of educators in production requires realistic solutions to draining the surplus, foremost of which is the opening of new export markets, adding: We have more than 37 approved facilities from the International Animal Health Authority through which to be exported, and some companies have already started exporting during the past months.
The head of the Poultry Producers Union also stressed the need to install a fixed share of the external distribution to avoid the decline in prices sharply, warning that the continuation of losses may push many breeders to get out of the market, whether in the fattening sector or mothers, which is not in the interest of food security.
Al -Zaini praised the current stability in feed prices and the provision of strategic stocks, which helps to continue the production wheel, stressing that supporting the local product should be a priority, with the need to stay away from importing poultry from abroad.
He concluded his statement by emphasizing the importance of the balance between protecting the product and the consumer, saying: We want to stand next to the breeder, and the solution is to ensure the continuation of local production with the market control.
