AMMAN — Midst a poultry and eggs boycott
campaign, due to the government removing a cap on chicken prices, the
Poultry and Feed Investors Association president Abdel Shakour Jamjoum stated that the
boycott will not impact prices as they depend on the international price of
fodder.
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Hashtags is Arabic including
#Chicken_boycott and
#Boycotting_chicken_is_a_national_duty have been trending alongside photos of meals
cooked without chicken as consumers resorted to social media in support of the
campaign as a protest against the government’s lack of action.
The Jordanian
market recently witnessed a hike in chicken prices, exceeding JD2 per kilogram.
And due to the increase in fodder prices globally, the government removed price
ceilings from poultry and eggs.
However, the government has stated that it will
continue to monitor the prices of chicken daily to watch for exaggerations or
unjustified prices.
Yet, despite the removal of price ceilings, Shakour
contended that the poultry sector in Jordan is “losing in all cases; whether
the prices are high or low”, according to Khaberni News.
He added that the poultry prices will not decline as
long as the feed prices are internationally high, indicating that the
Jordanian government purchases feed at their global prices but with an added tax.
Jordan’s chicken consumption is estimated at about
700,000 chickens per day, however producers can cover 130 percent of this, meaning
there is a surplus, according to government officials.
Several measures have been taken by the government to deal
with price hikes, including a 30 percent reduction to inspection costs.
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