Goats and sheep worth over Rs 160 million sold during this Dashain in Jumla

JUMLA: Goats, sheep and buffaloes worth more than Rs 160 million were sold during the Dashain time alone in Jumla this year.

Bir Bahadur Rawal, Chief of the Chandannath Municipality, Livestock Development Section, said goats, sheep and buffaloes worth Rs 163 million and 231 thousand were sold from Khalanga town alone during the Dashain period this year.

The sale of goats, sheep, buffaloes and fowls is generally high during the Dashain festival period as people sacrifice these animals at goddess shrines, and meat consumption also increases due to the festivities.

According to Rawal, seven thousand 928 sheep and goats supplied by the sheep farmers within the district itself and those imported from other districts were sold.

Sheep worth Rs 152 million 323 thousand, goats worth Rs 7 million 792 thousand and buffaloes worth Rs 3 million116 thousand have been sold.

The maximum price of local sheep was determined at Rs 28 thousand, the minimum price at Rs 10 thousand and the average price at Rs 19 thousand.

Similarly, the maximum price of local goat was fixed at Rs 24 thousand, the minimum price at Rs 8,000 and the average price at Rs 16 thousand.

The maximum price of buffalo is determined at Rs 50 thousand, the minimum price at Rs 26 thousand and the average price at Rs 38 thousand.

Only the local goats and sheep are sold in Jumla ever since livestock traders stopped importing goats and sheep from Tibet 12 years back.

The Livestock Service Office Jumla said 88 thousand sheep are being reared in the district.