Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- Broiler chicken has been selling at Tk 180 per kg in Dhaka's retail markets, but farmers say they are getting far less for it. The question is who pockets the difference.

Farmers across Bangladesh say they sell to middlemen at Tk 130-140 per kg, even as wholesalers at the capital's Kaptan Bazar were quoting Tk 150-158 on Monday.

The birds then pass through wholesale market traders and retailers before reaching shoppers.

So what does it cost a farmer to raise a kg of broiler?

What It Takes to Raise a Broiler

Mofizul Islam Mollik, a farmer in Khagrachhari's Matiranga, shared his production costs with bdnews24.com. By his count, it costs him Tk 171 to raise each kg.

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