# Bird flu, cyclone, lockdowns take a toll on poultry sector  - The HinduBusinessLine

> Cyclone Tauktae, bird flu in northern India and local lockdowns in the south have hit India's poultry sector. Retail chicken and egg prices have risen sharply, but broiler farmgate prices have fallen to Rs 65-70 per kg, below production costs of about Rs 90.

- Date: 2021-05-21 · published 2021-05-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47097-bird-flu-cyclone-lockdowns-take-a-toll-on-poultry-sector-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Broiler farmers are dumping birds below cost, which points to weaker domestic chicken prices and reduced restocking demand for poultry feed in India.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/bird-flu-cyclone-lockdowns-take-a-toll-on-poultry-sector/article34617316.ece

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