Following a drastic fall in soyameal prices over the past few days, rates of poultry feed products decreased by Rs 60-150 for a 30-kg and 50-kg bag respectively, on Thursday.
Low input cost has pulled the poultry feed prices down, said Subhash Sharma, Financial Head, Sarvottam Poultry Feed Supply Centre Pvt Ltd. Prices of soyameal coupled with other ingredients have dropped over the last few days, he said.
Traders said that adequate stocks following rising arrivals of new crop pulled down soyameal prices that declined by Rs 900 and quoted Rs 2,900-3,000 a quintal on Thursday. Soyameal prices are expected to drop further as the production is likely to touch a new high this year.
Bajra eased by Rs 80 and sold at Rs 1,170; maize was flat at at Rs 1,350. DCP decreased by Rs 3 to Rs 34 a kg, while fish oil eased by Rs 24 and quoted at Rs 72 a litre.
Feed Prices
Prices of Broiler concentrate feed were down by Rs 150 and quoted at Rs 1,900 for a 50-kg bag while broiler starter mash was at Rs 1,440, Rs 80 down from previous level. “Broiler pre-starter concentrate 30 per cent” eased by Rs 100 and sold at Rs 1,640 for a 30-kg bag while layer concentrate quoted at Rs 1,430 for a 50-kg bag, Rs 140 down from previous level.
Prices of pre-lay mash decreased by Rs 60 and quoted at Rs 1,020, while broiler finisher went down by Rs 90 and went for Rs 1,420 for a 50-kg bag.
Poultry Products
Meanwhile, egg improved marginally by 2 paise and sold to Rs 3.17. On the other hand, broiler continued to rule around its previous level and quoted at Rs 70-72 a kg, while chick went up by Rs 3 and sold for Rs 17-18.