# Poultry farming business in crisis due to lack of water, rising feed prices, decreasing bird weight

> A Marathi report from Kalamb in Maharashtra says poultry farms face drought-related water shortages, higher feed costs and lower bird weights. It says drought has cut soybean output, lifting soybean and maize prices that feed into poultry costs.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T07:38:51.799Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77297-poultry-farming-business-in-crisis-due-to-lack-of-water-rising-feed-prices
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven soybean and maize losses in India raise feed costs for poultry producers and could increase local demand for imported feed grains and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 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) | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2023-01-23 | [Protein Feed Prices Rising \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37907-protein-feed-prices-rising-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2018-01-22 | [The price of soybean meal is increasing due to the reduction in exports from Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12098-the-price-of-soybean-meal-is-increasing-due-to-the-reduction-in-exports-from.md) | +0.8% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2016-04-22 | [Farming News - Oilseed Market Report: Prices rise on weather concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10300-farming-news-oilseed-market-report-prices-rise-on-weather-concerns.md) | -0.1% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2022-02-11 | [Corn, soybean prices spike on reports of decreased yields \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42746-corn-soybean-prices-spike-on-reports-of-decreased-yields-feed-strategy.md) | +1.1% | +7.4% |
| 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 | 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 | 2017-05-04 | [Egg Prices to Rise Sharply Due to Drought-induced Shortage
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71014-egg-prices-to-rise-sharply-due-to-drought-induced-shortage-the-poultry-site.md) | +1.3% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- divyamarathi.bhaskar.com: https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/local/maharashtra/aurangabad/osmanabad/news/poultry-farming-business-in-crisis-due-to-lack-of-water-mismatch-between-production-and-cost-rising-feed-prices-decreasing-weight-of-birds-agricultural-supplementary-business-in-distress-dbp-139576436.html

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