In ancient times, the citizen would wait for the end of the month to receive his salary and buy “broilers,” in case there were happy occasions that required him to take this terrifying step for many Syrians. But now, after the blow of the recent decision to raise the price of diesel, the possibility of buying a “chicken” It has become an unattainable dream.

Amid the maze of repeated, never-ending price hikes, the citizen stands in a state of shock after each decision, wondering about the feasibility of decisions such as raising the price of farm diesel, and their expected results on the economic level. I wonder if the citizen’s income and the extent of his negative impact and the decline in the economic level are taken into account to the point of deficit. For those with limited income, at a time when the competent authorities reiterate their emphasis on supporting agricultural production, both plant and animal, we are surprised on the ground by decisions to raise input prices. These are words on paper that have no effect on the ground, meaning “I am deaf and do not understand.”

Poultry farmers are dissatisfied with the Ministry of Oil’s recent decision to raise the price of a liter of poultry diesel from 2,000 to 8,000 liras, according to the Director General of Poultry, Sami Abu Dan.

Abu Dan explained that the decision is very negative for the breeder and the consumer, who is still unable to secure the “broilers and eggs” items, if the wave of high fuel prices continues, which will of course have a negative impact on the prices of broilers and eggs.

In this regard, the price of a plate of eggs exceeded 60,000 liras in the Syrian markets, a kilo of chicken cutlets 75,000, and a whole chicken 58,000, under the pretext of “boiling diesel.”

If this scenario continues, there may be no chickens or even eggs left, as the issue of prices has nothing to do with cost, but rather depends on two things: the first: purchasing power, which has become paralyzed for many Syrians, and the second: market balance, which must be afflicted with vestibular vertigo. In very advanced stages.

According to the Secretary of the Consumer Protection Association, Abdul Razzaq Habza, the prices of chicken meat and eggs have been rising for a long time, despite strong demands to support this sector.

The funny thing is that this decision coincided with allowing the export of “red” Awassi meat, which means that the kilogram of this meat increased to 200,000, so the demand for chicken meat increased, but “the bite did not reach completion,” and the latter would have followed the previous approach.