Industry sources said broiler prices are likely to be pruned in the coming days because of the Sabarimala season in the South, a major consumer. Earlier this March, broiler prices peaked to Rs 75 a kg.

Meanwhile, egg rose by three paise from last week's Rs 2.91 a piece surpassing the Rs 2.90 reached during the same period last year. Egg price is slowly inching up to touch a record (Rs 3.10 reached in January this year) with the onset of winter and torrential rains lashing Tamil Nadu and Kerala. A cut in production, too, has sent the egg price moving up across the country.

According to The Hindu Business Line, the