Poultry Industry in India and its Challenges

Volatility of raw material pricing is one of key challenges in Indian Poultry Industry. Optimising feed cost with alternative raw materials without compromising performance is critical task.

1.Hike in raw materials cost and unavailability of alternate raw materials with less cost. 2.Hike in production cost due to semi-automatic plant, selection of inadequate supplier who not able to provide service on time and non-skilled staffs engaged for the feed processing as well as for the Equipment maintenance. 3.Hike in transportation cost due to hike in fuel price.

Challenges of Indian Poultry were rightly pointed by Dr. GN Kolwankar Sir. Major poultry stakeholders and Govt of India has to work hand in hand in future.

Shortage of raw materials feeds companies increased Feed rate every week and decrease FCR due to low quality of feed farmer have to face big loss Good bless him poor farmers

Everything is boiled down to per kg cost of feed. When the price of DOC are high or when the price was stabilised at 30/32 or even when i entered poultry DOC was 12/-, the 2 things remained constant even today, 1 Price increase of raw material (natural phenomena) and thinking of poultry people of reducing the cost at all the levels, from rs. 12/ of DOC and even today at Rs. 50/52. Farmers focus must be on the products giving them the results. If ROI is good (better FCR, Body weight, reduction of mortality) price per unit should not be considered. Good feed supplements for GUT and intermediate boost up of nutrients thru liquid supplements should also be considered.

Indian poultry sector faced lot of challenges during preceding couple of years. Raw material cost have inflated northward sharply. Soybean meal which never went above ? 45/- galloped to almost above ? 90/- last year. Similar is the situation with maize. Indian layer industry is almost on alternate raw material. Mostly surviving on broken rice as energy source . Conflict between farmers & companies have been major challenge for contract broiler farming. Efficiency in production ,purchase sale & controlling theft, leakages are key to survive in Indian poultry industry. Nice insight Dr Kolwankar.

Brother same condition in Pakistan after 10 day feed company delivered very low quality feed Last month 700 Rupees increased par begs Briler feed begs 6500 Rs and layer 5885 Now farmer did not replace your flock

the price fluctuations of conventional raw materials especially soya and maize is creating a tough scenario for poultry feed industry, which is aptly described by Dr. G Kolwankar Sir. A more holistic approach by all major stock holder is need of the time

Reality check is an exercise of promising entrepreneurs like Dr. Girish Kolwankar from India. His assumptions and responses make him very vibrant industry person.

Filler material like deoiled rice polish has gone up by 250%( two and half times.). It is used up to 20% of feed in layers.

Just a suggestion: India is a soybean producing country, and to the best of my knowledge an exporting country of soybean meal. Perhaps the Indian poultry industry should consider the ECONOMICS of producing full-fat soybeans (FFSB) for auto consumption provided it is optimally processed. Because of its oil content (18-20% in average) and consequently its high metabolizable energy content ( ? 3500 Kcal/kg) it is in many countries worldwide a very competitive ingredient versus soybean meal. There are plenty of available technologies to generate FFSB of optimum quality. Nelson Ruiz Nutrition, LLC, Suwanee, GA USA

Challenges faced by Poulltry industry at present: 1. The growth of the country’s poultry sector is not going to be without challenges. 2. Volatility in feed prices cannot be wished away. 3. Rising feed costs can potentially raise the overall production costs in a price-sensitive market. 4. Using commodity derivatives and non conventional feed ingredients to hedge feed price risk is another option.? Other challenges to the poultry industry: 5. Poultry immunity, health, and production are several factors that challenge the future growth of the poultry industry.?? 6. Non-infectious agents that affect poultry health include weather conditions, hygienic status, house structure and density, water and feed hygiene, and poultry farmer’s knowledge and qualifications .?? 7. Consumer confidence, product quality and safety & acceptance of processed chicken and value added products .?? 8. emergence and re-emergence of diseases will continue to be major challenges to the current situation and the strategic future of the industry.?? 9. Food safety norms in poultry are critical to ensure robust and consistent demand growth . Dr V.Rajendra Prasad