Dhaka, June 19 -- Speakers at a high-level workshop have stressed the need to improve hatchery quality and workforce skills to ensure the sustainable growth of Bangladesh's poultry sector.

A key challenge identified is the excessive fluctuation in chick (Day-Old Chicks- DOC) production, which is causing instability in supply and pricing, ultimately threatening small-scale hatcheries and market balance, they said.

Fluctuations in chicken prices significantly impact the production of Day-Old Chicks (DOCs). When market prices are high, hatcheries often respond with overproduction, which eventually drives down prices and affects profitability for both hatcheries and farmers, the speakers stated.

Conversely, when chicken prices fall, DOC pr...