Karachi: Chicken meat price shoots up to Rs580 per kg
- By Web Desk -
- Mar 13, 2022
KARACHI: Following the outbreak of the lumpy skin disease in cattle, the price of chicken meat in Karachi has increased sharply and is being sold at Rs580 per kg, ARY News reported on Sunday.
As per details, the price of chicken meat is sky-rocketing in Karachi and meat is being sold at Rs580 in the port city, causing problems for the masses.
In Karachi, the price of chicken was recorded at Rs370 per kg for live bird and Rs570 per kg for meat.
During the month of February, a live bird was available at Rs190-210 per kg while the meat was sold at Rs350-380.
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Sindh government also shut down cattle markets across the province amid the emergence of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) epidemic caused by a vector-borne virus.
The Sindh government livestock and animal husbandry department has notified the closure of cattle markets, and also advised against consuming meat and milk of infected animals across Sindh including Karachi.