# Poultry farmers lose Re 1 on every egg that you eat  - The HinduBusinessLine

> Indian egg producers say farm-gate prices of Rs 3.80 to 4 are below production costs, leaving losses of about Re 1 per egg. Farmers protested at the Poultry India 2019 expo and blamed rising feed costs, particularly layer feed.

- Date: 2019-11-27 · published 2019-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56072-poultry-farmers-lose-re-1-on-every-egg-that-you-eat-the-hindubusinessline
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses at the farm level could push producers to cut flock sizes, which would reduce domestic demand for feed grains and meal in India.

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/poultry-farmers-lose-re-1-on-every-that-you-eat/article30095628.ece

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