MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
Consumer Affairs Division
Live Chicken Prices 4th & 5th October, 2008
Average price per pound: $6.46
Prices ranged between: $4.79 - $8.49
Average Pluck and Gut: $8.28(which would be rounded off to $8.30)
Pluck and Gut ranged between: $4.75 - $12.50
Final Price to Consumer
Consumers are reminded that the average price per pound is the ‘live weight’ price, which is the price before the chicken has been plucked and gutted. It is estimated that on average, 20% of this live weight is lost in the pluck and gut process. Therefore, the final price to the consumer must take into account these factors.
Based on a 20% loss, an average price per lb of $6.46 and an average pluck and gut of $8.30 the following prices were arrived at:
Live Weight |
Average price per lb
$ |
Price per bird
inclusive of pluck and gut*
$ |
Dressed weight
(20% loss) |
Final price per lb to consumer
$ |
6 lbs |
6.46 |
47.06 |
4.8 lbs |
9.80 |
5 lbs |
6.46 |
40.60 |
4.0 lbs |
10.15 |
4 lbs |
6.46 |
34.14 |
3.2 lbs |
10.67 |
*$8.30 pluck and gut
Consumers should note that the live prices ex-farm paid by poultry depots for the period 04 th & 05th October ranged from $4.79 to $6.75 per pound.
Consumers should also note that all poultry depots do not purchase poultry from producers.
Producers |
Ex – Farm Price Per Pound |
Mastermix |
$6.15-$6.50 |
Supermix/Arawak |
$5.40-$5.75 |
Nutrimix |
$5.85-$5.99 |
Warner Grain Mills (WGM) |
NA |
*Transport fees range between 10 cents to 50 cents per pound.
Research and Project Management Unit (R&PMU)
29.09.08 |
