# Drought pushes up jowar, maize prices; losses for poultry units | India News - The Indian Express

> Drought in India has pushed sorghum (jowar) and maize prices well above their government minimum support prices. Poultry operators face losses, and industry bodies are seeking relief from a 60% import duty on maize.

- Date: 2019-01-30 · published 2019-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61140-drought-pushes-up-jowar-maize-prices-losses-for-poultry-units-india-news-the
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Indian drought-driven shortfalls lift domestic feed grain prices and raise pressure to cut import duties, which could eventually draw in imported corn and sorghum.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-05-04 | [Egg Prices to Rise Sharply Due to Drought-induced Shortage
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| CORN | 2021-06-18 | [Drought Expands in Iowa, Stressing Crops- as Soybean and Corn Prices Tumble \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46422-drought-expands-in-iowa-stressing-crops-as-soybean-and-corn-prices-tumble-farm.md) | +0.3% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2021-05-13 | [A"maize"ing global support for wheat prices \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47137-a-maize-ing-global-support-for-wheat-prices-the-land-nsw.md) | -7.7% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2019-01-28 | [High feed prices to affect profit margins of poultry farms in India \| Company News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61237-high-feed-prices-to-affect-profit-margins-of-poultry-farms-in-india-company.md) | +0.7% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/drought-pushes-up-jowar-maize-prices-losses-for-poultry-units-minimum-support-price-5561927/

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