As a result of rain and cloudy weather in the region for the past two days and the temperature dropping two degrees below the Celsius in the federal capital, the demand for chicken and eggs has surged significantly. The farm eggs have already reached their highest level of last year which was Rs116 a dozen, and the distributors have started indicating the short supply due to heavy demand.
"The eggs have already attained last year's highest price level and the real cold is starting now," said Mohammad Usman, a bakery owner in Rawalpindi. He said that the demand was increasing from the customers whereas they were facing problems maintaining the stocks.
The domestic consumption has increased while the demand from the commercial side has also jacked up.
"People establish soup stalls and we see young boys selling boiled eggs at various places mainly at the bus stands and tourist areas and all this actually double the demand for the eggs," Dr Muhammad Aslam, Chairman Pakistan Poultry Association, said and added: "The main problem is that the egg production drops in cold weather."
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