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Indian poultry farmers to receive 800,000 tonnes of maize
Indian farmers affected by bird flu will have exclusive access to
800,000 tonnes of maize at special prices to help recoup their
losses.
This assurance was given by Mr Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for Agriculture
and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, to the delegation led by Ms
Anuradha Desai, Chairperson, National Egg Coordination Committee
(NECC).
Every year during May-June, before the monsoon, the price
of maize increases and the government releases maize stocks into the open market
to ease the prices. However, because of the losses suffered by poultry farmers
at the hands of the avian
influenza virus, the maize will now be released for the exclusive use of
poultry farmers.
About 85-90 percent of the maize produced in the
country is consumed by the poultry industry.
The maize will be
available to poultry farmers at a price of Rs 450 to Rs 500 (US$9.77-10.86) per
quintal, which is lower than the current market price of Rs 700 (US$15.20) a
quintal.
Editor WorldPoultry
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