# High feed prices to affect profit margins of poultry farms in India | Company News - Business Standard

> Indian poultry farms face squeezed margins because maize prices rose about 21 percent in two months to Rs 2,000 a quintal after crop losses from deficient rain and pests. Soybean prices rose 16 percent to a five-year high, and chicken and egg prices have not risen in step with feed costs.

- Date: 2019-01-28 · published 2019-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61237-high-feed-prices-to-affect-profit-margins-of-poultry-farms-in-india-company
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher maize and soymeal costs raise feed expense for Indian poultry, pushing up feed demand pricing while weakening poultry producer margins and potentially reducing flock sizes.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-10-08 | [Poultry feed prices hit five-year high - Poultry Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50750-poultry-feed-prices-hit-five-year-high-poultry-network.md) | +2.3% | +6.5% |
| CORN | 2018-04-02 | [Higher feed costs affect pork profits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65629-higher-feed-costs-affect-pork-profits.md) | +2.3% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2026-03-20 | [Chicken prices soar in India on bird mortality, reduced weight  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20308-chicken-prices-soar-in-india-on-bird-mortality-reduced-weight-the.md) | -0.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-01-30 | [Drought pushes up jowar, maize prices; losses for poultry units \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61140-drought-pushes-up-jowar-maize-prices-losses-for-poultry-units-india-news-the.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-01-23 | [Cost squeeze in poultry production set to hit profits - The FairPlay Movement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61238-cost-squeeze-in-poultry-production-set-to-hit-profits-the-fairplay-movement.md) | +0.7% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2021-07-26 | [Surge in soybean prices rattles trade and poultry industry alike \| Current Affairs News National - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46152-surge-in-soybean-prices-rattles-trade-and-poultry-industry-alike-current.md) | +1.0% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2019-12-24 | [Sharp spike in agro commodities over tepid farm output, high import prices \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10020-sharp-spike-in-agro-commodities-over-tepid-farm-output-high-import-prices.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-06-02 | [Adverse weather conditions, lockdown to hit output of Rabi crops: Report \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52591-adverse-weather-conditions-lockdown-to-hit-output-of-rabi-crops-report-economy.md) | +2.9% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/high-feed-prices-to-affect-profit-margins-of-poultry-farms-in-india-119012801534_1.html

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