# 'Not chicken feed': Middle East war comes home to roost

> Inghams reports a 2025/26 net profit of A$34.6 million, down 61.5%, and warns of about A$30 million in extra freight and packaging costs and up to A$50 million in feed costs for the new year. The company also flags H5N1 avian influenza as a significant industry risk.

- Date: 2026-08-21 · published 2026-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18052-not-chicken-feed-middle-east-war-comes-home-to-roost
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Middle East conflict is raising feed, transport and cooking oil costs for Australian poultry, which supports higher chicken prices. Higher feed costs can also raise demand pressure on feed ingredient supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- aapnews.aap.com.au: https://aapnews.aap.com.au/news/chicken-seller-s-wings-clipped-again-as-profit-tumbles

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