# Cost squeeze in poultry production set to hit profits - The FairPlay Movement

> South African yellow maize futures rose sharply in late 2018 after drought during planting, then eased in early January as rain prospects improved. Feed prices are expected to rise 15 to 20 percent in February and March, which will squeeze poultry producer profits.

- Date: 2019-01-23 · published 2019-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61238-cost-squeeze-in-poultry-production-set-to-hit-profits-the-fairplay-movement
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A drought-driven rise in maize prices lifts South African feed costs, so poultry producers face higher costs and possibly lower output.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [What are the prospects for grain production in Argentina?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13838-what-are-the-prospects-for-grain-production-in-argentina.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2021-08-31 | [Rising production costs will keep dairy farm margins tight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45574-rising-production-costs-will-keep-dairy-farm-margins-tight.md) | -4.6% | -8.1% |
| CORN | 2026-08-08 | [Wheat and corn harvests : why the heatwave is causing French production to drop sharply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17841-wheat-and-corn-harvests-why-the-heatwave-is-causing-french-production-to-drop.md) | +3.0% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 2026-05-11 | [The second corn crop 2025/26 will have an increase in area, but production is expected to fall by almost 10% in Brazil.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13437-the-second-corn-crop-2025-26-will-have-an-increase-in-area-but-production-is.md) | +1.4% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- fairplaymovement.org: https://fairplaymovement.org/cost-squeeze-in-poultry-production-set-to-hit-profits/

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