NECC's plea to poultry farmers

 It is also making arrangements to ensure the availability of maize to all poultry farmers at a rate lower than the market price, and would not allow traders to manipulate prices, according to a release here. NECC expects that maize arrivals would be in good quantities and were likely to continue till December.

 The trade estimates in Nizamabad and other major marketyards indicate that despite the current higher prices in the market, this season will see a substantial arrivals after Dussera festival.

 The state government estimated that maize acreage in kharif was at 5,39,682 hectares and average yield would be at 3,176 kgs per hectare owing to enough monsoon this year.