Announcement to close poultry farms across from May 1 

The Bangladesh Poultry Association (BPA) has announced to close egg and chicken farms across the country from May 1.

The association announced this through a statement sent to media houses on Thursday (April 17). 

In the statement, BPA President Md. Sumon Howlader alleged that the poultry industry has suffered huge losses during the Eid season due to the control of syndicates. The losses in the egg and chicken sector in two months reached Tk 1,260 crore.

During the Ramadan and Eid, marginal farmers produced two lakh kgs of chicken every day. The farmers lost Tk 30 per kg and  about 900 crore taka in a month, he said.

 On the other hand, this season, marginal farmers produced 3 crore eggs. At a loss of 2 taka per egg, they lost 360 crore taka in two months. 

In such a situation, there is a cry among marginal egg and chicken farmers across the country, but the government is playing a silent role, the BPA president alleged.

He also alleged that some corporate companies are conspiring to take over the entire poultry industry in the silence of the government and regulatory agencies. 

The statement said that corporate companies are controlling the market for eggs and chickens as well as feed, chicks and medicines. They are creating an artificial crisis and pushing marginal farmers towards 'slavery of contract farming'. 

The statement announced that marginal farmers across the country will shut down their farms from May 1 against this. It was mentioned that this program will continue until the government takes effective measures to break the syndicate.

The statement has also placed a 10-point demand.