# Indian poultry producers cash in - Food & Agribusiness

> Indian poultry producers are profiting as feed costs, which make up about two-thirds of production costs, have fallen. Rising chicken demand following restrictions on cattle slaughter has boosted sales, and egg prices nearly doubled in 2017.

- Date: 2018-02-28 · published 2018-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66503-indian-poultry-producers-cash-in-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper feed is improving poultry margins and encouraging flock expansion, which supports demand for corn and soymeal in India, though the effect on global prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/poultry/indian-poultry-producers-cash-in

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