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POULTRY PUNCH

EDITORIAL

CORONA TAKES ITS TOLL, INDIAN POULTRY REGISTERS

RS 24000 CRORE LOSS WITH SIX LAKH UNEMPLOYED

New Delhi:
The ongoing Corona Virus pandemic has severely affected the Indian poultry industry. In this
process this sector posted a loss of whopping Rs 24000 crore and job loss of six lakhs. It should
be noted that prior to this pandemic this poultry industry contributed 2 percent of the GDP. In
January 2020 during the pandemic there was a rumor that chicken eggs and broiler meat too
contributed to the propagation of Corona virus pandemic, which is scientifically proved that it
is otherwise but still people went b the rumors. Thus poultry industry suffered colossal loss and
now this industry seems to be completely devastated. Prior to this pandemic globally India
ranked third in egg and fourth in broiler production.
So all together, the Indian poultry bore the brunt of rumors along with all other non-
vegetarian items. Though not yet proved whether this pandemic originated from the non
–vegetarian food or was manufactured in the Wuhan laboratory of China, still the rumors
dealt a severe blow to the future survival of this industry.
The Indian poultry industry has entered its worst phase with no takers of egg and broiler
meat across the Indian subcontinent. The poultry farmers are already facing the scarcity
of feed and that they cannot feed the poultry birds in the farm. Inspite of the fact that the Indian
Government on behest of the memorandum presented by the poultry associations had declared
it safe after scientific scrutiny but the consumers could still not be convinced as they feared it a
threat to life.
In the meanwhile, the traders and middlemen are charging exorbitant rates for all non
vegetarian foods which include eggs and poultry meat in the market. The poultry farmers have
requested the Government to declare the rates like the Government has done for the vegetables
for the Indian market.
The supportive industries of poultry like: pharmaceuticals, equipment and feed manufacturers
too are bearing the brunt of declining fortunes of this promising industry. The Corona pandemic
has devastated the economy of all the countries on this planet.
Editor

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