# When feed prices crack the egg market

> Maize and soybean prices in Telangana have risen sharply in recent months, squeezing poultry farmers, for whom feed accounts for nearly 80% of production costs. Poultry associations have asked the state government for subsidised broken rice and other rice stocks, while El Niño raises concerns about grain supplies.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T18:54:06.695Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84800-when-feed-prices-crack-the-egg-market
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher grain prices raise poultry-feed costs and can pressure farmers to reduce production, supporting feed-grain prices while increasing the risk of tighter egg supplies and higher egg prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-18 | [Higher feed prices this winter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44681-higher-feed-prices-this-winter.md) | +1.5% | +13.0% |
| CORN | 2018-05-14 | [Higher feed grain prices pressure cattle feeder market - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65129-higher-feed-grain-prices-pressure-cattle-feeder-market-canadian-cattlemen.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-04-22 | [Rabobank: ‘The wheat market is on fire’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41887-rabobank-the-wheat-market-is-on-fire.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2020-08-19 | [Midweek Markets: Where are grain prices headed next?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51664-midweek-markets-where-are-grain-prices-headed-next.md) | +2.3% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2018-02-17 | [Best practice for managing risk in the corn market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66522-best-practice-for-managing-risk-in-the-corn-market.md) | -0.1% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2020-08-19 | [Midweek Markets: Where are grain prices headed next?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51664-midweek-markets-where-are-grain-prices-headed-next.md) | +0.2% | +10.9% |
| 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 | 2022-02-17 | [Why is the price of vegetable oil surging? - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8759-why-is-the-price-of-vegetable-oil-surging-marketplace.md) | +4.7% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- thehindu.com: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/when-feed-prices-crack-the-egg-market/article71673025.ece

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