Oyefunbi Oyebanji’s poultry birds are priced at N10,000 for chickens and N20,000 for turkeys. December 16, 2023 / Latest News / Features Two minutes for reading read
Less than ten days remain until Christmas, and Ibadan poultry bird prices are predicted to rise over last year’s levels mainly because of the ongoing inflationary trend, which will especially affect the costs related to feeding the birds.
According to TRIBUNE ONLINE, a recent survey of Ibadan’s poultry farmers revealed that the city’s citizens should prepare for poultry bird prices to remain above N10,000 for chickens and N25,000 for turkeys.
Poultry birds would cost more this year, according to Challenge, Ibadan-based poultry farmer Jumoke Olagunju. We are selling them to buyers at a premium because they are purchasing them from us at a premium price. Male turkeys will be priced between ₦24,000 and ₦25,000, while female turkeys will be sold to resellers for between ₦9,000 and ₦10,000.
At the moment, a huge local turkey costs roughly ₦30,000, and a female costs roughly ₦12,000; in contrast, a foreign giant turkey costs roughly ₦70,000–80,000, with a female costing roughly ₦50,000–60,000. You sell whatever it is that you purchase. According to Engr. Omoyeni, a poultry farmer from Onibure, Ibadan, “With the current circumstances, especially the cost of feeding is skyrocketing, otherwise it shouldn’t have cost as much as that.”
Mr. Adewole Kehinde, a poultry farmer from Olorunda, Ibadan, highlighted the potential cost of poultry birds further, saying, “This season, I will be selling local huge turkeys for ₦25,000 to ₦35,000, depending on their weight and size. The price range for imported big turkeys is ₦40,000–₦60,000. The price range for broilers is ₦7,000 to ₦12,000, contingent on their weight and size.
