TEAM HERALD
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PANJIM: There has been more than 30% increase in demand for chicken both raw broilers as well as cooked chicken pieces and dishes right on the very first day of the indefinite strike.
The days to come could see a difference. People in the meat industry, especially the chicken and broiler industry have reported more than 30% increase in demand, which they say has however not translated to an increase in the price of chicken.
“People come to the market, they see no fish and buy chicken,” Peter Fernandes, the sales manager at Royal Foods, a chicken meat supply chain, said.
He said the demand had gone up by almost 30%, but that the market rate has remained the same.
“The market rates have not changed yet; today is only the first day. Let’s see how things turn out. The demand has definitely gone up, by almost 30%,” he added.
Being the first day of the shutting of the markets, the shortage was not evident especially in restaurants with some stocks of fish still being available at certain restaurants.
The unavailability of fish is yet to strike the vegetable market as yet, with sellers saying that they don’t expect too much of an increase in demand.
“There hasn’t been any increase in demand from our vendors so far,” Orlando Rodrigues the Managing Director of the Goa State Horticulture Corporation said.
In Canacona, the price of eggs, chicken and other meats quickly shot up following the shortage of fish in the market.
On Tuesday, eggs were sold at Rs 50-55 per dozen, broilers/chicken at Rs 120-130 per kilo, while mutton was sold at Rs 380-400 per kg.
