# Chicken, beef and sardine prices shoot up in Kerala, putting pressure on household budgets

> Chicken, beef and sardine prices have risen sharply in Kerala, with live chicken at Rs 290-300 per kg in Kozhikode wholesale. Traders attribute the chicken jump to higher poultry feed costs, lower domestic production and supply shortfalls from neighbouring states.

- Date: 2026-07-20 · published 2026-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18506-chicken-beef-and-sardine-prices-shoot-up-in-kerala-putting-pressure-on
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising feed costs and tight local supply lift regional poultry prices, which signals firm demand for feed grains and meal in India's deficit poultry sector.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- newindianexpress.com: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Jul/20/chicken-beef-and-sardine-prices-shoot-up-in-kerala-putting-pressure-on-household-budgets

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