# Tharwat El-Zeiny: Feed Prices Up 9% and Poultry Sold Below Cost

> Tharwat El-Zeiny, head of the Egyptian poultry producers federation, said feed prices rose 8-9% due to foreign currency movements while poultry prices fell about 15% since the start of the previous month. He said farm poultry is now sold below the roughly 75 EGP per kilogram production cost.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-02T19:40:18.047Z
- Category: macro · region Egypt · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75702-tharwat-el-zeiny-feed-prices-up-9-and-poultry-sold-below-cost
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Feed costs tied to the Egyptian pound's exchange rate are squeezing poultry margins, which can cut flock sizes and future feed demand. This is a local Egyptian market story with limited direct effect on global grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-07 | [The correlation between USD and commodities is now gone: Citi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71920-the-correlation-between-usd-and-commodities-is-now-gone-citi.md) | -2.2% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-03-04 | [FAO Food Price Index rises in March as Near East conflict raises energy costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12573-fao-food-price-index-rises-in-march-as-near-east-conflict-raises-energy-costs.md) | +0.3% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2026-03-06 | [Biofuels hit a crossroads as costs climb, policy lags \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15045-biofuels-hit-a-crossroads-as-costs-climb-policy-lags-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-09-22 | [The Global Sugar Shortage Is About to Ease Thanks to a Corn Supply Boom \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34081-the-global-sugar-shortage-is-about-to-ease-thanks-to-a-corn-supply-boom.md) | +1.4% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-02-14 | [Cost Pressures \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31821-cost-pressures-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.5% | +3.9% |
| SBM | 2020-08-21 | [More sustainable meat production with low-protein, amino acid enriched feeds
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51935-more-sustainable-meat-production-with-low-protein-amino-acid-enriched-feeds-the.md) | +0.4% | +14.8% |
| SBM | 2025-04-18 | [First week without the cepo: dollar rises and falls, impact on prices remains unclear - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25433-first-week-without-the-cepo-dollar-rises-and-falls-impact-on-prices-remains.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |
| SBM | 2019-07-01 | [China, Brazil and the Soybean Crush](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58655-china-brazil-and-the-soybean-crush.md) | -2.8% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- alborsagia.news: https://alborsagia.news/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7-21/
- almalnews.com: https://almalnews.com/2144394/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85/
- egypttelegraph.com: https://www.egypttelegraph.com/article/292301/%D8%AB%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%AA-9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%86

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