The Association of small Producers Poultry companies of Moca and Licey said this Friday that the Dominican Republic has a surplus in the production of chickens which exceeds eight million units each month, which can generate significant losses in the sector.
According to data provided by the entity, the country currently has a production which ranges between 28 and 30 million birds monthly, when the market consumes a maximum of 21.5 million on average every 30 days.
The poultry farmers they attribute the surplus to the lack of planning on the part of the authorities.
- “In recent months the sector poultry has experienced an excess of supply that, far from benefiting producers, is threatening their stability economic“, expressed Alfredo Comprés.
He said that small and medium producers are the most affected by the “chaos” and “disorder” generated, since they face difficulties in covering the costs of production due to low market prices.
Since last week, the cost of the pound of chicken On the farm it is sold at RD$22 in the vast majority of small and medium producers.
Comprés assures that this situation puts at risk not only the sustainability of the subsectorbut also the security food of the nation in the medium and long term.
Manuel Escaño, president of the Association of Producers of Eggs (Asohuevos), considers that the problem of overproduction of chickens is cycliccreated, in his opinion, by the great companies of the sector.
Businessmen in the area agree in indicating that for a few years the main companies have been expanding their staff productionachieving an excessive installed capacity of farms, a high population of grandparent parents and heavy breeding hens, which have caused an excess of hatching eggs in a market that is limited to local consumption and minimally to the binational market.
Knowing that the sector poultry It is vital for the economy and security food of the Dominican Republic, the president of the Association of small Producers Avícolas de Moca and Licey, Ambiorix Cabrera, put the entity at the disposal of the Central Government to work together and face this situation.
It suggests the creation of a committee represented by the former Minister of Agriculture, Eligio Jáquez, who is currently an advisor on agricultural matters to the Executive Branch,
He maintains that the poultry farmers They do not want to depend on government subsidies in the face of this new crisis that is looming in the sector.
Ambiorix Cabrera trusts that the president Luis Abinader will take a decision favorable for sector.
