Eid: Goat sold for Rs 1.05 lakh

PATNA: With

Eid-ul-Zuha

(Bakrid) falling on Saturday, the city’s

Bakri Bazaar

, or goat market, has flooded with almost all breeds of goat.

“Be it Barbari and Jamnapari from UP or Ajmeri and

Totapari

from Rajasthan, every goat breed is on sale at this market. In a couple of days, Dumba from Kashmir will also arrive,” said Ziaullah Khan, proprietor of this goat market located near Jagdeo Path off Bailey Road.

According to Khan, imported goats are more attractive as they are bigger and have elongated ears. However, people prefer the local breed as they are considered tastier.

Goats this year are available for prices ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 1 lakh, depending on the weight and look. “Kg-wise, the rate is Rs 700 to Rs 800/kg; that is, a goat expected to give 10kg of meat will cost around Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000,” Khan said.

The most expensive goat so far was the one sold for Rs 1.05 lakh. “Most of the customers, however, come with a budget of Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000,” Khan said.

Asked if the floods had hit the market, Khan replied in the negative. “Almost 50% of our stocks arrives from UP,” he explained.

Transporter Sarfaraz Alam

added goats were also brought to Patna from Khagaria, Begusarai, Samastipur and Siwan which were not marooned.

Since Saturday and Tuesday are famous for goat business, Khan and

Alam

said, this Tuesday’s market will make the picture clearer and the prices may go up. They also expected a bigger rush on Tuesday and later because people residing in apartments preferred to make the purchase towards the end.

The market on normal days opens at 8am and shuts by 5pm. However, it will now onwards open at 5am and shut around midnight.

“Not only the buyers, even traders wait for Tuesday,” said Mohd Nayeemudin who had come with 55 goats from Begusarai and expected the stock to be sold out on the day.