Chicken prices reach 30 dirhams per kilogram in Morocco
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Yabiladi
Illustrative image · Yahya HBE · Pexels · Licence PexelsCalls to boycott chicken are spreading in Morocco, where prices have reached around 30 dirhams per kilogram at some outlets. Mohamed Abboud, president of the National Association of Broiler Chicken Farmers, attributes the rise to the withdrawal of small and medium-sized farmers, according to Yabiladi.
Chicken prices have reached nearly 30 dirhams per kilogram at some retail outlets in Morocco, fuelling a boycott campaign on social media, Yabiladi reports.
Mohamed Abboud, president of the National Association of Broiler Chicken Farmers, attributes the increase to the withdrawal of small and medium-sized farmers after the losses suffered during previous periods of falling prices. He says the costs of animal feed and chicks have remained stable, according to Yabiladi.
Chickens sold for between 21 and 22 dirhams per kilogram on farms near Casablanca and at around 23.5 dirhams in Tangier are reaching approximately 30 dirhams at retailers. Mohamed Abboud believes public support and investment should bring the consumer price down to 15 dirhams per kilogram.
The farmer recalls that chicken prices had recently fallen to seven dirhams per kilogram, after sales at four or five dirhams before the last Eid al-Adha, causing losses of more than 10 dirhams per kilogram for some producers, Yabiladi reports.
