Indigenous breed of chicken more costly in Dar markets

THE low supplies of indigenous breed of chicken in Dar es Salaam markets have sent their market prices soaring between Tsh. 8,000 and Tsh. 12,000 for a hen, and Tsh. 10,000 to Tsh. 15,000 for a grown up cock. The survey conducted in various Dar es Salaam city markets this week has shown that, the supplies have been gradually falling down for the last three months now, thus forcing the prices of the indigenous chicken to rise. The reports on the survey from these markets further can reveal that, the sale of indigenous chicken in these markets s higher than dressed chicken which seems to be many as their availability is so great and their prices are lower. Due to this situation which is prevailing at the market, most people in various Dar city suburbs seems to have refrained or ignored to purchase the indigenous chicken due to its spiral high prices, if compared to a kilogram of meat which could be more easily affordable. Reliable sources from these markets have said that, the current trend of the business of a market profit on a product has become low because only few people can afford.

The indigenous chicken are highly sold in the city of Dar es Salaam Selemani Njowa, a businessman at Gongo la Mboto on the city's outskirts said that, he only gets lower purchases done in a day. Other sources maintains that the prices also vary with the food crop seasons mostly during rainy seasons. The situation causes sudden price rises manly due to poor economic infrastructure within the areas of supplies at the time. This situation they added prevents traders from going to the interior parts of the regions for supplies, they claimed. Unlike the indigenous chicken, the sale of dressed (farm) chicken in most markets in Dar city is slightly lower. Their prices are more cheaper to those who buys in bulk especially hoteliers, chip fryiers in streets, at schools and at recreation halls and in bars. The high rate of profit margin is mostly attained during religious festivities as there is a massive turn out of buyers, says Zuberi Kondo, a businessmen at Buguruni market. Their supplies dominated the market with a constant price of between Tsh. 3,500 and Tsh. 5,500 depending on their weight. Other traders say that most indigenous chicken are mostly bought by people for family use at a particular time especially during religious festivities and are not popular among the business profit makers.