# Production shortage pushes up poultry prices - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

> Broiler live and meat prices in Karachi rose about Rs100 per kg in a few days, with the SPI showing a 17.12% weekly jump in chicken prices. Farmers cut chick placements after losses earlier in the year, and strong wedding-season and dining demand is tightening supply.

- Date: 2021-10-09 · published 2021-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Pakistan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44731-production-shortage-pushes-up-poultry-prices-newspaper-dawn-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A local supply shortage is pushing poultry prices higher in Pakistan, a small import market for feed ingredients, so the effect on global prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dawn.com: https://www.dawn.com/news/1650946

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