# Hit by feed costs, poultry industry seeks duty-free maize imports

> Indian poultry associations, meeting in Hyderabad, asked for duty-free imports of non-GMO maize and the release of unfit FCI foodgrains for poultry feed. They cited rising feed costs in an El Niño year and depressed chicken prices. Breeders agreed to work toward a baseline live-chicken price of ₹110 per kg.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T12:07:11.580Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77509-hit-by-feed-costs-poultry-industry-seeks-duty-free-maize-imports
- 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

Duty-free maize imports would ease feed costs and add to India's maize import demand, which is supportive for corn prices. The industry attributes the chicken price dip to seasonal festival-period demand, so the price impact is likely to be temporary.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-24 | [Will China’s hog sector industrialization hike crop imports?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49642-will-china-s-hog-sector-industrialization-hike-crop-imports.md) | +4.9% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Indian distillers seek 9% corn ethanol price hike as feedstock costs surge \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2890-indian-distillers-seek-9-corn-ethanol-price-hike-as-feedstock-costs-surge-world.md) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2016-12-05 | [EPA grain projections concern poultry industry after lower prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73615-epa-grain-projections-concern-poultry-industry-after-lower-prices.md) | +4.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [Fertilizer markets soften but remain constrained by trade policies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5185-fertilizer-markets-soften-but-remain-constrained-by-trade-policies.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-02-14 | [Mexico opens door for GM corn in animal feed, industrial use \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37293-mexico-opens-door-for-gm-corn-in-animal-feed-industrial-use-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -5.8% |
| SBM | 2021-07-21 | [SEA asks govt to allow soyabean meal import to help poultry industry  - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46146-sea-asks-govt-to-allow-soyabean-meal-import-to-help-poultry-industry-the.md) | -1.4% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2020-12-24 | [Will China’s hog sector industrialization hike crop imports?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49642-will-china-s-hog-sector-industrialization-hike-crop-imports.md) | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2021-08-26 | [For the first time, India opens doors for genetically modified soya meal imports for poultryAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45682-for-the-first-time-india-opens-doors-for-genetically-modified-soya-meal-imports.md) | -2.1% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- thehindubusinessline.com: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/hit-by-feed-costs-poultry-industry-seeks-duty-free-maize-imports/article71660457.ece
- whalesbook.com: https://www.whalesbook.com/news/English/agriculture/Indian-Poultry-Industry-Seeks-Duty-Free-Maize-Imports/6ae9c4a84fc30694db59e2e3

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