To control price of poultry products

EggProduction-SarpangWhenever there is outbreak of poultry related diseases within the country, poultry farmers take an advantage of the situation and increase the price of poultry products especially egg.

With the increase in egg price repeatedly, the department of Livestock met with the farm owners and urged them to help control the price hike.


Recently the director of the department of Livestock urged the poultry farm owners in Sarpang to keep their locally produced eggs at a reasonable price. The director said if the farm owners fail to comply within two weeks’ time the department is going to lift the ban on the import of poultry products.

Meanwhile, the Poultry Farm owners said the increase in egg price is due to the increase of poultry feeds in the market. They said if the egg price is to lower, then the government must control the price of poultry feed.

In Gelephu a tray of egg cost around Nu.260.

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