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• Prices stay high despite export disruptions

• Beef hits Rs1,500-1,800 per kg, mutton Rs2,700-2,900

KARACHI: Amid disease outbreaks, export suspensions, volatile market conditions and rising feed and production costs, the poultry sector has continued to grow by eight per cent annually over the past 10 years.

Higher prices for poultry might cause a slowdown in the purchasing patterns of low- and middle-income people, but they still rely on poultry as it costs much less than beef and mutton.