Poultry Industry Shifting From Live to Processed Chicken
Traditionally, the live chicken occupied major share of Indian poultry business. With consistent demand from both rural and urban areas, the industry made stable business out of it. But, the recent decline in demand for live chicken and rapid growth of food chains in cities caused a major shift in the priorities. Currently, 95 percent of the poultry business comes from live chicken, while five percent comes from processed chicken. However, the latter has been making a stable progress in the last few years, Ranjith Reddy, president of Poultry Breeders Association of Telangana said.
Despite its ups and downs in the recent past, the poultry industry is rapidly expanding in Telangana and other South Indian states. Subsequently, the demand for poultry feed has also been increasing consistently. However, the industry is currently facing difficulties in procuring it, owing to restriction on import of feed and their growing prices within the country.
Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, the representatives of several poultry companies appealed to the government to relax norms with regard to import of poultry feed. They also requested the government to consider their long-lasting demand of agriculture status for the poultry industry.
Harish Garware, president, Indian Poultry Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (IPEMA), said “Agriculture status would provide much needed support to this growing industry.” He said the Indian poultry industry has annual business worth `90,000 crore.
International Poultry India 2015 Exhibition
The ninth edition of international poultry exhibition, ‘Poultry India - 2015’ was just over after a successful 3 day session. During a press conference here on Monday 23rd Nov 2015, the executive committee of the poultry industry and the Indian Poultry Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (IPEMA) announced that more than 700 delegates of poultry industry from around 40 countries will attend the knowledge day and poultry exhibition. The three-day event also include a seminar, ‘Knowledge Day’, where delegates from South Asia, Australia, Middle East and SAARC nations will share their inputs on science of poultry and latest innovations in the fields such as breeding, animal health and poultry equipment. The exhibition will be held at Hitex Exhibition Centre here from Nov 25 to 27. More than 220 Indian and foreign poultry firms will attend.
Source : www.newindianexpress.com
