Bhubaneswar: Chicken lovers will have to shell out more from their pockets if they want to buy some chicken as the price of broiler chicken witnessing a sharp rise in Odisha.
Reportedly, broiler chicken, which was being sold at Rs 180 to Rs 200 per kg a couple of days back, now costs Rs 280 a kg, much to the inconvenience of consumers.
According to sources, chicken is now in short supply from the local farmers in Odisha. As a result, broiler chicken is being exported from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to meet the rising demand.
Meanwhile, meat sellers in the city-state that the price of chicken hiked due to high demand for chicken due to marriage season.
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