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Dandash’s departure wrote in “Al-Akhbar”: The chicken did not receive its share of the subsidized food basket, as it remained a subject of disagreement between the Ministries of Agriculture and Economy, on the one hand, and the Lebanese Poultry Union . So far, the path to lowering the price of this staple on Lebanese tables does not appear to be an easy one, due to this disagreement over “price.” Although the two ministries ask for a 30% reduction in prices from what they currently are, the Union has not yet given the green light, because this means “losing farmers and breeders, especially young people.”
The points of view have not yet converged and each one has its argument. Although the two ministries consider that reducing the price is possible due to the support of raw materials and fodder, the farmers affirm that the support received “does not constitute only 35% of the cost of broiler chicken”, while the rest of needs are “Vaccines, drugs and supplements.” The feed and the chicks … are laminated and bought at the market price ”, which affects their profit margin. Despite the arrival of the subsidized feed ship about a month ago, prices are still flying, so the price of raw chicken has reached 27,000 pounds, and sellers resort to selling it in chunks at prices of 14,000 pounds the kilo..
The poultry union has its reasons for not lowering prices. The director of the poultry farmer and distributor in Lebanon, Moussa Fraiji, attributes the matter to the fact that “chickens that were eaten on subsidized feed have not yet reached the market. Chickens need 50 days to grow, slaughter and be within reach of the consumer »! Consequently, Frigi set a period of two weeks for “the results of the support” to appear. As for the other reason, he relates, according to Friji, “that farmers and breeders did not receive the subsidized feed at the time specified above, and the quantities that arrived did not cover the needs of the market, which is reflected in the price disparities. “. In addition, the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture to support food additives, drugs and vaccines remains ineffective, especially since the Banque du Liban has not signed the approval so far, delaying the arrival of the subsidized goods, and therefore “we We are forced to buy these materials at the market price given our need for them. This is reflected in price discrepancies and delays in reaching an agreement on fixed prices that are generalized to all farmers and traders.».
Therefore, the support that limits Friggy is delayed. Regardless of its “rank”, the captain does not expect the total price of chicken to be around £ 6,900 again. The Union based its rejection of any return to the official price on a study it prepared for the cost of broiler, based on “the costs we pay in dollars and pounds according to the official exchange rate of 1515 and the subsidized price 3900.” The study shows that the whole chicken, for its price to be fair for both parties, “is supposed to be 11 thousand pounds, without packaging, and amounts to 13 thousand. The cost of the packaging (cork, nylon, absorbent papers and adhesives ) is calculated according to the market price in dollars “. Regarding the prices of the segment, Frigi fixed a price list, “so that a kilogram of wings becomes 14 thousand pounds, a kilogram of thigh in 11,500 pounds and a kilogram of breast with skin costs 28 thousand”. And it confirms that in conversations with those interested in the Ministry of Agriculture, “they agreed on the price of the chops, on the condition that the price of the grill remains at 6,900 pounds, and they told us: what is lost in chicken whole, you win in the stages “.
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