Poultry production cost rises

The cost of production of eggs and chickens has gone up in Bangladesh as the prices of raw materials rose in the international markets, said the Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council (BPICC) today.  

BPICC President Moshiur Rahman said the production of egg and chicken had reduced due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"However, the production cost has increased because of the price hike of raw materials in the international market."

He spoke at a discussion on the role of media to raise awareness on animal protein. The BPICC organised the event in association with the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) at a hotel in Dhaka, said a press release.

Khaleda Islam, a professor for nutrition and food science at the University of Dhaka, said, "There are various misconceptions about poultry egg and broiler meat standing in the way of increasing animal protein intake."

She said although every adult person needed to consume one gram of protein per kilogram of body weight, most Bangladeshis consumed less.

"People suffer from various diseases due to protein deficiencies, and in our country, the child mortality rate upto one year is high due to the same reason."

Adolescent boys and girls and pregnant mothers should consume more protein, Prof Islam added.

Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul, editor-in-chief of TV Today, said it would take a long time to change the food habit of the people in Bangladesh.

Prof Golam Rahman, editor of the Ajker Patrika, moderated the event. Pranab Saha, editor of television channel DBC News, also spoke.