Poultry industry guarantees supply of chickens and eggs

Maputo, 9 Nov (AIM) – The Mozambican Poultry Industry Association (AMIA) has guaranteed the supply of chickens and eggs during the forthcoming festive season, despite outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) in some South African provinces.

According to the AMIA statement, work is being carried out in order to guarantee the supply of frozen chickens of Mozambican origin.

“By December, we expect to have 4,935 tonnes of local chicken and 1,200 tonnes of imported chicken, in accordance with the food reserve model, through the memorandum of understanding between AMIA and the Cereals Institute of Mozambique to guarantee the supply of poultry products throughout the national territory”, reads the statement.

In order to minimize the impact of the ban on the entry of poultry products from South Africa, the government recently authorized an extraordinary quota for the import of chickens from Brazil and Turkey.

The Mozambican Poultry Farmers Association, however, expressed their discontentment because of high airport fees and limitations on the import of hatching eggs from Brazil and Turkey, arguing that this contributes to the rising costs.

“We also continue to supply chicks and feed to small producers, in order to guarantee the availability of live chickens”, reads the document.

AMIA also says that it does not foresee a rise in price of chicks, feed, chickens and eggs.

(AIM)

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