# Chicken production cost passes R$5 per kilo in Paraná for the first time since 2023

> Embrapa Suínos e Aves reported that broiler production cost in Paraná averaged R$5.04 per kilo in October, the first time above R$5 since March 2023. The cost rose 1.62% in the month, driven by feed, which made up 65.95% of the cost and rose 2.25% in October.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-15T07:35:46.687Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100958-chicken-production-cost-passes-r-5-per-kilo-in-parana-for-the-first-time-since
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feed costs are pushing up broiler production costs, which supports chicken prices and keeps feed demand firm. Sustained cost pressure can also lead producers to cut placements, tightening future supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-02-06 | [US Broiler Production Forecasts Increase for First Quarter of 2017
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72650-us-broiler-production-forecasts-increase-for-first-quarter-of-2017-the-poultry.md) | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-02-01 | [World stockfeed production eclipses one billion tonnes for first time - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72615-world-stockfeed-production-eclipses-one-billion-tonnes-for-first-time-grain.md) | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-09-17 | [France Updates Wheat and Corn Production Forecasts for 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22802-france-updates-wheat-and-corn-production-forecasts-for-2025.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-11-23 | [2021 Broiler outlook update: Higher prices in the chicken supply chain \| FCC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44212-2021-broiler-outlook-update-higher-prices-in-the-chicken-supply-chain-fcc.md) | -3.9% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-01-13 | [2022 Final Crop Production Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13306-2022-final-crop-production-report.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- jornalointerior.com: https://jornalointerior.com/custo-frango-parana-suino-sc-outubro/

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