Chicken farmers to meet Fernandez

[NewsWhore]

Poultry producers from Licey and Moca have a meeting with President Leonel Fernandez this evening to discuss the repercussions of the Haitian import ban on the Dominican poultry industry. The producers will ask the government to purchase three million chickens at cost price. The farmers called off their planned march on the Presidential Palace today and the shutting down of the cities of Licey al Medio and Moca. Ambiorix Cabrera, the president of the producer's association (APPROAMOLI), told reporters that they will sell the chicken for RD$19.50lb. Egg producers have also announced a halt to their efforts to garner government attention, and are awaiting the outcome of this evening's meeting in Santo Domingo.

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