The deficit of food and vaccines against bird flu generates 1,500,000 fewer birds per month in production, which raises its price to 15 soles per kilo.
The lack of food supplies for birds, such as Bolivian soybeans, and the risk of contagion of avian flu are some factors that are generating the increase in the price of chicken, which reached up to 15 soles per kilo in recent years. main markets of the region, informed the president of the Chamber of Commerce of La Libertad (CCLL), Alfonso Medrano Samamé.
He explained that in La Libertad before, about 17 million chickens were produced per month; however, now the main poultry companies They have decreased production by up to 1,500,000 less due to the lack of food supplies and the shortage of vaccines against bird flu.
“There is a crisis in the sector for two reasons: first, the road block in the south, which does not allow the entry of Bolivian soybeans; and, second, avian influenza. Let’s hope that today Senasa approves the use of vaccines with a chief resolution, and in two more weeks we will know which vaccines we can use. For now, the load of chickens on the farm has been reduced for fear of not having food or being contaminated due to not having the vaccines against the avian influenza virus,” said Medrano Samamé.
He pointed out that the CCLL has taken steps to prioritize the application of vaccines to birds throughout the country and thus prevent the spread of avian influenza, which has already registered cases in Lima, Ica, Piura, Lambayeque and some areas surrounding La Libertad.
Source: Larepublica
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