Huge Crisis Hits Nigerian Maize Supply As It Set To Affect Poultry Production Negatively

For over a year now, there has been a critical imbalance in the demand and supply of maize in Nigeria. The shortfall in supply of maize in the country has led to the price of a ton of maize shooting from N80, 000 in January 2020 to over the current market price of N200,000.00. 

The spiraling expense of maize is a ticking bomb that will doubtlessly contrarily affect the more extensive economy. As a fundamental part of feed creation, the poultry ranchers face an approaching emergency. Eggs that was used to be the least expensive wellspring of protein has gone as high as N70. The persistent expansion in the cost of this single yield is starting to antagonistically influence the food esteem chain in Nigeria. Rancher. 

Numerous country families in the north will be not able to bear the cost of a fair eating regimen if the value climbs proceed. In the event that the sharp ascent in cost is permitted to endure could bring about a critical circumstance for the country sooner rather than later. 

Watch the Director-General of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), talk on the main driver of the maize deficiency and what should be done to alleviate the approaching emergency.