Chicken Prices Plummet Ahead of Eidul Azha
PAKISTAN - The poultry prices in the city have shown a decline in the last couple of days and they may fall further in the coming days because after Eidul Azha its less consumption and surplus production is expected, the poultry industry experts told...

Union Reps Chicken Out of CDGK Meeting
PAKISTAN - The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the constantly increasing prices in the poultry sector. However officials of two of the major organizations of the poultry industry that were invited did not...

More Production + Better Weather = Lower Poultry Prices
LAHORE - Poultry prices in the city have shown a decline in the last couple of days and may fall in the coming days due to healthy production of chicken and ideal weather for breeding, poultry experts told Daily Times on Tuesday.

Poultry Feed Mixed With Pig Meat Case Goes To Pakistan's Supreme Court
PAKISTAN - A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Rana Bhagwandas and Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan will resume the hearing of pig-meat-mixed poultry feed case today.

Import Of Low Quality Wheat For Poultry Feed Suggested
ISLAMABAD - Officials of food and agriculture ministry have suggested importing fodder quality wheat to release pressure on available wheat stocks in the country that are being used as poultry feed apart from human consumption.

Pakistan Starts Rebuilding Poultry Industry
PAKISTAN - Federal Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Sikandar Hayat Bosan has said that Rs. l billion were in the pipeline for the revival of the poultry industry after the bird flu crisis.

City Council Okays Poultry Bylaws Amid Uproar
PAKISTAN - The City Council’s proceedings on Thursday, though marred by uproar and walkouts, saw the approved of the Karachi Poultry Farm (Surveillance and Discipline) Bylaws 2007 while the resolution condemning a dispute between the KPT and the city...

Extending Poultry Farming To Rural Areas
PAKISTAN - The poultry industry has made considerable contribution to food production and plays a vital role in the domestic economy. It has proved to be a profitable business and is a good source of cheap, palatable and nutri tious food protein. Modern...

Poultry Prices Jump To All-Time High In Pakistan
PAKISTAN - Retail price of live broiler chicken have reached all time high in Karachi as it rose by Rs 38 in last one month to the level of Rs 110 per kilogramme on back of short supply and high demand, traders said on Tuesday.

Poultry Price Jumps To Rs 96 Per Kg
KARACHI - The retail price of live broiler chicken has surged by Rs 24 in last three weeks to Rs 96 per kilogramme due to short supply and high demand of the commodity, traders said on Friday.

Incentives For Poultry Urged In Pakistan
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi to announce a package of incentives for the local poultry industry similar to the one offered to the foreign investors in the sector.

PPA Demands Level Playing Field With Foreign Investors
LAHORE - Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has demanded of the government to provide a level playing field for local poultry producers with foreign investors. Undue incentives to the foreign investors would disturb the local investors who have been ...

Poultry Sector Demands Incentives For Small Farmers
KARACHI - Poultry sector of the country has asked the government to provide incentives to the small farmers for the import of environmentally controlled housing for broilers and layers, as they cover around 75 percent of the sector in the country.

Grand Parent Poultry in Pakistan inaugurates new breeder hatchery
PAKISTAN - During May 2007 Grand Parent Poultry (Pvt) Ltd in Pakistan held a commemoration ceremony in collaboration with Hubbard SAS from France to herald the successful completion of its 15 years as leading producer of broiler parent stock in Pakistan...

Poultry industry suffers Rs 670 million losses
KARACHI - Recent rains have hit the poultry industry badly, causing about Rs 670 million losses to poultry farmers across Sindh province, said Pakistan Poultry Association (Sindh zone) Chairman Suhail Chaudhry. Addressing a press conference along with...