A member of the Poultry Farmers’ Association in the Western Region, Nana Saah, has lamented the effect of soya bean shortages on the poultry industry.
Speaking with Nana Abrompa on Plan B FM morning show ‘Nkosuosem’ , Nana Saah explained that soya bean contributes to the majority of what is used to prepare feed for chickens.
He said farmers don’t have enough soya bean to feed chickens. Because of this, farmers are being forced to sell birds earlier than the 70 to 90-week range.
“Now farmers are selling their birds as early as 25 weeks and 30 weeks because they can’t get the feed to feed them,” he said.
“With all these increments, we can’t sell our eggs to meet costs, so farmers are being forced to sell their birds when they are not supposed to and that is causing the industry to collapse.”
“If you go to Bono, Ahafo, and other regions you will see empty poultry farms because farmers were forced to”
According to him, the poultry industry needs a steady supply of soya beans and maize.
“The birds eat so much that we should have a chunk of soya bean and maize in the system so that we can use it to feed our birds” he reiterate
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