Do you remember this story from Oct 6 2012, telling us that there was and never would be any chicken shortage in Qatar? .............. Saudi Arabia’s decision to ban the export of fresh as well as frozen chicken is unlikely to push the prices of white meat up in Qatar, say market sources.

Qatar’s largest poultry firm, Qatar-Arabian Poultry Company, told The Peninsula yesterday they were meeting at least 90 percent of local requirements for fresh chicken.

“And the remaining 10 percent market need is being met by smaller local poultry firms,” sales director of the company, Mohamed Al Dassooghi, said. “So there are no shortages.”