Live chicken supply
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     The number of live chickens available at the Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market this morning (August 17) is 17,460, with 7,000 imported from the Mainland and 10,460 from local farms. A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said the average wholesale price was 13.70 per catty.

Ends/Monday, August 17, 2009
Issued at HKT 10:42

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