Financial Tribune- A ccording to data released by the Central Bank of Iran on food prices, a carton of 30 eggs cost 126,000-160,000 rials ($2.7-3.5) during the week to January 19 up 35.8% compared to the same period last year, ISNA reported. The price hike is largely blamed on shortages due to the recent outbreak of avian flu, which has infected ...

Financial Tribune- Egg prices decreased by 14.3% and reached 126,000-180,000 rials ($2.8-4.1 based on Mondays exchange rates) during the week to January 5 compared with the previous week, the Central Bank of Iran announced. However, the CBI figures show prices witnessed a 16.4% growth during the month to January 5 compared to the month before and ...

Financial Tribune- A round 17 million chickens have been culled in Iran so far, due to the recent outbreak of aviation flu, the chairman of the board of directors at Tehrans Union of Producers of Egg-Laying Chicken said. Nasser Nabipour added that almost all the provinces across the country, except Semnan and Khorasan Razavi, are now dealing with ...