Dhaka, March 15 -- Small poultry farms across the country are facing closure as egg prices remain far below production costs for months, leaving farmers with mounting losses and rising debt.

Egg prices at the farm level have dropped to just Tk 6.4-6.7 a piece, while they are being sold in city markets at around Tk 9.5-9.45 each-the lowest level in a decade, according to the Bangladesh Poultry Industries Association (BPIA).

The current farmgate price is about Tk 3.0 lower per egg than the government-fixed price of Tk 10.66, BPIA leaders said.

Farmers say they have been selling eggs below production cost for the past four months, forcing many small and marginal farms to shut down operations. Monwar Hossain, a marginal poultry farmer in G...