Broiler producers suffer losses

Baku/11.04.14/Turan : Retail prices for broiler products in Azerbaijan satisfy consumers can not be said about the producers : Public Association of Poultry Farmers argues that many of today wholesale prices broiler factories below cost.

Stimulation of the state production of chicken products in the form of exemption from taxes of enterprises (except land tax), concessional loans has led not only market saturation, but overproduction. As a result, broiler companies are forced today to sell products on unprofitable prices, Turan was told by the chairman of the National Society of Poultry Producers (NSPP) Aydin Veliyev .

According to him, the cost of chicken today is about 2.45 manat, while some factories are forced to sell fresh-frozen products ranging from 2.10 manats per 1 kilogram.

There are exceptions. For example, in the accounts of "Saba" ( Shabran broiler factory ) told Turan, they have a certain profit from the sale of broiler production and processing. However, JSC "Saba" has its own acreage where grown wheat, corn , soybeans and other food.

"In view of the situation , NSPP appealed to the government with a proposal to lift customs duties and VAT on imports of feed and their ingredients , veterinary products for poultry . This affects the cost of chicken," said the representative of the interests of broiler companies.

According to Veliyev, favorable conditions have also led to an increase in individual poultry houses. According to estimates of the Republican Sanitary and Epidemiological Center only Siyazan district there were 82 small farms.

In 2013, production of broiler production in broiler factories totaled 55,800 tonnes , calculated in the NSPP. The head of the society told Turan that part of the customs import hiding . This is confirmed by the State Statistics Committee, based on information of the State Veterinary Service (SVS) under the Ministry of Agriculture : In 2012 the State Customs Committee officially passed through the checkpoint 7 490.2 tons of birds . SVS in turn gave the import 11,982 tons of poultry meat.

According to the State Statistics Committee, in 2012 the total production of poultry in Azerbaijan amounted to 89,300 tons , an increase of 25%. With imports for the year decreased by 31% . In recent years the highest rate of import (data FGP - Ed.) Was recorded in 2009, 34,200 tons.

On Azerbaijani customs kilogram of poultry meat is issued at a price of 76.8 cents (2012 - 73 cents). According to the SCC in 2013 was imported 958.3 tons 1 poultry worth $ 2.55 million. Imports fell by 75%.

Over the past 4 years by the National Entrepreneurship Support Fund provided loans totaling 100 million manat to create production 55,000 tons of poultry meat , 84 million pieces of tribal and 184 million units of commodity eggs per year . Power poultry industry increased to 100 000 tonnes.

According to the State Statistics Committee, the prices of broiler production in Azerbaijan went on the decline since 2009. 08B