Dong Tao chicken price increases sharply

10:01, 21/01/2015

(ĐN)- Currently, each kilo of Dong Tao chicken meat is priced at VND450,000, nearly doubling the normal days' figure, according to some chicken farm owners in Dong Nai.

(ĐN)- Currently, each kilo of Dong Tao chicken meat is priced at VND450,000, nearly doubling the normal days’ figure, according to some chicken farm owners in Dong Nai.

The sharp increase is due to an increasing demand from customers on the occasion of the coming Lunar New Year.  

Dong Tao chickens used to be a delicious food offered to kings, and has risen to fame during recent Lunar New Years as people sought them for gifts and meat. This type of chicken is well-known for its awkward-looking, bulky legs.

Reported by B.N