# Chicken prices jump as supply falters due to travel restrictions

> Retail chicken prices in Kathmandu Valley rose to Rs450 per kg as chick production fell to 2.5 million birds per week from 4 million. Stalled imports of parent stock caused by travel restrictions cut hatchery output. Wholesale prices reached Rs390 per kg.

- Date: 2021-03-23 · published 2021-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Nepal · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12938-chicken-prices-jump-as-supply-falters-due-to-travel-restrictions
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced parent stock imports cut broiler chick supply, tightening poultry supply and keeping chicken prices high, though the effect is local to Nepal.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- kathmandupost.com: https://kathmandupost.com/money/2021/03/23/chicken-prices-jump-as-supply-falters

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