Poultry Industry Faces Currency Shortage
Mr. Farzad Talakesh, Secretary General of the Iran Poultry Federation
Injecting 300 million euros for imported livestock inputs can only be a temporary relief for the pain of poultry and livestock farmers, because currently, the monthly need of the country’s industry is about 900 thousand tons of corn and 400 thousand tons of soybeans, while 300 million euros cannot meet this need.
Just to meet the share of the poultry industry, at least 500 million euros should be allocated monthly.
One of the main problems is the Central Bank’s debt of about $6 billion to importers of inputs. Even if the currency opening occurs, these resources will mainly be available to those who have registered in the Bazargah System. As a result, poultry farmers who have not managed to register their monthly quota or do not have sufficient liquidity to register will be left out of this opening.
