# Livestock industry concerned over surging maize, soyameal prices  - The HinduBusinessLine

> Indian livestock feed costs have risen sharply, with maize reaching Rs 25 per kg and soymeal Rs 70 per kg, hitting poultry farms. Industry groups want soymeal imports and wheat allowed for feed use, as Black Sea supply disruption lifts maize and sunflower oil alternatives.

- Date: 2022-04-04 · published 2022-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41925-livestock-industry-concerned-over-surging-maize-soyameal-prices-the
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher maize and soymeal costs squeeze Indian compound feed margins and increase import pressure. Black Sea disruption keeps global corn and meal prices elevated.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

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| SBM | 2022-03-04 | [How strength in soybean prices is linked to the Black Sea conflict](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12630-how-strength-in-soybean-prices-is-linked-to-the-black-sea-conflict.md) | +8.6% | +1.6% |
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## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/livestock-industry-concerned-over-surging-maize-soyameal-prices/article65289341.ece

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