Ahead Of Bakrid, Sheep Prices Set To Burn A Big Hole In One’s Pocket
Hyderabad, June 14 (Maxim News): Ahead of Bakrid, prices of sacrificial animals have gone up in Hyderabad. Traders attribute the rise in prices to different factors such as high demand, less supply, and due to the heavy rains that have been lashing the city and various parts of the State and country.
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During Bakrid or Eid-ul-Adha which is celebrated on Monday, sheep, goats and cattle are in demand, but the animal traders are anxious about the ongoing rains.
The traders started setting up the stalls on the roadside in Falaknuma, Chandrayangutta, Barkas, Malakpet, Chanchalguda, engine Bowli, Kalapathar, Bahadurpura, Kishan Bagh, Asif Nagar, Mehdipatnam, Tolichowki, Golconda, Bowenpally, and some other areas, hopeful of selling off their stock before the festival.
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The traders say each sheep, depending on their height and weight and health, are priced ranging from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 30,000 each.
Depending on the size and breed the prices differ, and with the ongoing rainy season, the animals would be suffering from health issues and most of them would even die, say traders.
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“The sheep are arriving in the city in wet conditions following heavy rains in different States and from other parts of the city. We have put up halogen bulbs at the stalls to keep the animals dry and avert the possibility of attracting any disease, said a trader at Chanchalguda. He also said that the prices may differ a night before Eid as per the market situation. (Maxim News)
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