Local poultry farmers cry foul over cheap imports Local poultry farmers cry foul over cheap imports Continued from P1 making matters worse for some local companies. Hassan said that a chicken can consume three kilograms of fodder in 32 days in summer, increasing to 3.5 kilograms in winter over the same period, consequently raising production costs. Local companies cannot lower their prices because a live chicken costs between SR8 and SR8.50, excluding slaughtering and packaging. This means that a price of SR9 for a chicken does not cover costs, or make any profit for these companies, he explained. __
