Kilo of chicken meat reaches Bs 23

A few days before Christmas Eve, the price of chicken meat skyrockets from Bs 18 and Bs 20, to Bs 23 in Santa Cruz, while, in La Paz, from Bs 18.50, it rose by an average of Bs 2 to stand at Bs 20.5 and Bs 21.

Cochabamba producers explained that The upward trend is due to the fact that during the 24 days of road blockade They affected the replacement of birds, so there is a deficit of “at least four million chickens per month.”

Already the Santa Cruz Poultry Farmers Association (ADA), warned that due to the increase in the cost of poultry inputs, a shortage of grains and dollars and road blockages, added to the lack of fuel, 2025 will present a lower supply and therefore an increase in the cost of chicken meat.

Omar Castro, president of ADA, announced the drop in production and a stagnation of the sector that suffered economic losses.