ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s poultry meat prices moved up in the third quarter of 2025, as poor quality feed from local maize reduced the average weight of broiler chicken in the overall market, a top poultry producer said. From June to September 2025, prices moved up, Bairaha Farms told shareholders. “During this period, the industry also witnessed a gradual reduction in day-old chick and live bird output due to several factors, including lower average weights in broiler birds arising from feed quality issues in using poor quality of locally sourced maize, as well as a reduction in parent stock placements,”…
Sri Lanka poultry prices edge up as chicken malnourished on autarky maize
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