Faced with information that the government will authorize the free import of chickens, the president of the Dominican Poultry Association (ADA), Juan Lucas Alba, said that domestic producers have been making every effort to increase production, so which in his opinion at this time need not matter more.
“We have managed to completely fill all distribution channels and there is no need for chickens and there are no sales restrictions in any of the stores, so the prices of chickens in the different forms and places that are marketed are at normal levels, according to the production costs we have, “said the representative of the country’s poultry farmers.
He added that while the state is committed to ensuring the supply of food at fair prices to consumers, decisions like this can completely destroy poultry production and bankrupt local producers.
Although the information that the Government will allow the import of chickens openly was published yesterday in a national medium, it could not be confirmed with the relevant authorities.
prices
The president of the ADA explained that although there was an excess of demand for chickens and prices went out of control due to the presence in the country of African swine fever (PPA), which led to a decrease in pork consumption, the situation has begun to normalize.
He referred to that though the pound of chicken came to sell up to RD $ 90, it can already be found below RD $ 75.
He has indicated that the pound of live chicken at the door of poultry farmers ’farms costs between RD $ 42 and RD $ 46.
“We continue to increase production in order to balance supply with demand and we are producing historical volumes that have never been produced in the country before,” he stressed.
import
In early August the Government would be importing between £ 500,000 and £ 1 million a week from the United States.
disadvantage
Imports represent a sacrifice for producers because chicken is more expensive abroad.