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“The supply of chicken is now less than 25 per cent of what used to be three weeks ago. “A large number of retailers charge customers unfairly when chickens die in poultry farms and the supply is hit. But a lot of traders are selling chicken at a higher margin,” said Maity.Retailer Bibhuti Shaw sold chicken at Rs 250 per kg at Lake Market on Friday. We have received no complaint of chicken mortality across Bengal,” said Swapan Debnath, minister of the state, animal resources development. “The mortality in most of the poultry farms across Hooghly and Midnapore is almost 100% and traders face a crisis..