Poultry Producers Beset by Feed Scarcity

The shortage of poultry feed at government-regulated prices has forced broiler chicken producers to procure at least half of their requirement at higher, free-market prices, the deputy head of Iran Chicken Farmers Union said. 
“Corn and soybeans are the main feed grains of poultry diets, the supply of which at regulated prices is less than demand. As we speak, each kilogram of corn is sold at 24,000-25,000 rials [$0.14] at free market rates and a kilogram of soybeans is sold at 45,000 rials [$0.26]. The government-regulated price of corn is 15,000 rials [$0.08] per kilogram and that of soybeans is 24,500 rials per kilogram [0.14],” Habib Asadollah-Nejad was also quoted as saying by ILNA.
According to Hassan Abbasi Maroufan, Government Trading Corporation of Iran's commercial affairs deputy, the Central Bank of Iran did not allocate subsidized currency at 420,000 rials per dollar for four months but since early April, it has resumed the subsidization of livestock and poultry feed imports.