Millions of Day-Old Chickens Culled Amid Surplus Production

Following the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the balance between production and demand has been disturbed in the chicken industry and producers have suffered great financial loss. 
According to Mehdi Yousefkhani, the head of Tehran’s Union of Fowl and Fish Sellers, there has been a 50% decline in chicken consumption in Iran following the virus outbreak. 
The severe shortage of animal feed, including soybean and corn meal, poses a challenge for poultry farmers, IRNA reported.