How Much Is A Mature Broiler Chicken in Uganda
A broiler is any chicken that is bred and raised specifically for meat production. Most commercial broilers reach slaughter weight between four and seven weeks of age, although slower growing breeds reach slaughter weight at approximately 14 weeks of age. Typical broilers have white feathers and yellowish skin.
Mature Broiler Chicken Price In Uganda
According to Daily Monitor, information from Info-Trade, a market price analyst, indicate that the increase has resulted from an increase in the price of feeds.
Mr Gerald Mukalazi, the Chicken Farmers Association field manager, told Prosper that the spike in prices has been a result of an increase in the price of feeds.
The increase has affected a range of the bird’s prices, including day old chicks.
Currently, a one-day-old chick is goes for between Shs1,500 and Shs1,700 compared to Shs1,200 and Shs1,300 for broilers.
Layers [chicks] are selling at between Shs2,500 and 2,700 up from Shs2,200 and Shs2,300.
The ready to consume local chicken price has moved from Shs28,000 to Shs30,000 while exotic off-layers are selling for Shs14,000 up from Shs8,000. Kuroilers sell for Shs50,000 [cocks] up from Shs30,000.
Mr Godfrey Ddamba, the Ugachick quality controller, explained that the scarcity has been a result of the costly price of raw materials for making the feeds.
“The challenge is that there is scarcity of chicken feeds raw materials thus pushing up the end product’s price.”
Some of the raw materials used in the production of feeds include silver fish and maize bran.
The scarcity of raw materials prices have been affected by an increase in the price of maize with a kilogramme moving from Shs250 to Shs500. A kilogramme of silver fish is currently selling at Shs3,000 up from Shs2,000.
How much is a live chicken in Uganda?
Uganda live chicken wholesale price. In 2022, the approximate price range for Uganda Live Chicken is between US$ 1.01 and US$ 14.5 per kilogram or between US$ 0.46 and US$ 6.58 per pound(lb). The price in Uganda Shilling is UGX 3608.83 per kg.
How many bags of 100 broiler do I need for Uganda?
A broiler would consume an average of 4.25 kg from day old to the end of the 6th week. So, 100 broilers would consume (4.25 X 100) = 425 kg or 17 bags of feed for 6 weeks.