Coronavirus impact: This vegetable is selling costlier than chicken
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A new alternative for chicken?
With the sales of chicken and mutton going down due to the coronavirus scare, it is the humble 'kathal' (jackfruit) that is emerging as an acceptable alternative.
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High price, high demand
'Kathal' is now selling at Rs 120 per kilogram -- an increase of more than 120 per cent over the normal Rs 50 per kilogram.
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Expensive than chicken!
The jackfruit, in fact, is now higher priced than chicken which is selling at Rs 80 per kilogram due to poor demand.
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Coronavirus hits poultry biz
The corona scare has hit poultry business so hard and the Poultry Farm Association recently organized a Chicken Mela in Gorakhpur to dispel the misconception that birds are carriers of the deadly virus. "In fact, we gave away plateful of chicken dishes for Rs 30 to encourage people to savor the delicacies. We cooked one thousand kilograms of chicken for the Mela and the entire stock was sold out," said Vineet Singh, head of the Poultry Farm Association.
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People say no to non-veg
The Mela did not do much to dispel the fears about chicken, mutton or fish consumption amid the virus outbreak.
