Chicken Prices in Iran Surge Over 50% in a Single Day
Iranian media reported on Monday, December 25, of a 52 percent increase in chicken prices across the country within a single day, with IRIB news agency reporting that “chicken is also disappearing from household tables.”
Reports indicate that chicken prices were around 23,000 tomans on Sunday, reaching 35,000 tomans on Monday, representing a 52 percent increase.
Hasan Derakhshian, head of the State Inspection Organization, told the Supreme Council of the Judiciary on Monday that “shortage of livestock feed” and “failure to increase” the price of day-old chicks are among the main reasons for the chicken price hike.
According to a report published by Jam-e Jam newspaper’s Telegram channel, the price per kilogram of chicken was 12,000 tomans in March of this year, reaching 17,900 tomans in July and 23,000 tomans in November.
IRIB news agency reported in interviews with some Kurdish citizens that they can no longer afford to buy chicken.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Reza Talai, CEO of the Livestock Support Company, said that the chicken price increase was due to a “short-term production gap” and “based on the chick hatching operations carried out, chicken prices should stabilize within 10 days.”
He added that 300 tons of fresh and frozen chicken are scheduled to be distributed daily at prices of 18,500 tomans and 15,000 tomans respectively in various provinces across the country.
In recent days, multiple other reports on price increases of other meat products and people’s inability to purchase them have been published in Iranian media.
Source: Radio Farda
