# Chicken feed is being diverted to make car fuel! Egg and chicken prices feared to rise 30% after Kali Puja

> Poultry industry representatives warn that egg and chicken prices could rise 25–30% by December as feed costs have doubled. They blame ethanol production for drawing large volumes of corn and broken rice away from poultry feed, with fuel producers bidding for the grains to meet the 20% ethanol-blending policy.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T19:40:14.361Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84849-chicken-feed-is-being-diverted-to-make-car-fuel-egg-and-chicken-prices-feared
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Ethanol demand competes directly with poultry producers for corn and broken rice, tightening feed availability and raising production costs. That could push poultry and egg prices higher; corn prices also face upward pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [EIA: Ethanol and Biomass-based Diesel Prices - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15389-eia-ethanol-and-biomass-based-diesel-prices-fuels-market-news.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2017-10-20 | [EPA abandons changes to US biofuel program after lawmaker pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68336-epa-abandons-changes-to-us-biofuel-program-after-lawmaker-pressure.md) | +0.2% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2026-03-16 | [China Reins in Fertilizer Exports as War Pushes Up Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20096-china-reins-in-fertilizer-exports-as-war-pushes-up-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +2.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-07-30 | [China's major fertiliser makers to suspend exports amid tight supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45993-china-s-major-fertiliser-makers-to-suspend-exports-amid-tight-supplies-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-13 | [China pushes ‘compound feed’ to protect juvenile fish \| Dialogue Earth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40573-china-pushes-compound-feed-to-protect-juvenile-fish-dialogue-earth.md) | -11.6% | -12.4% |

## Sources

- dainikstatesmannews.com: https://www.dainikstatesmannews.com/india/chicken-and-egg-prices-may-rise-30-percent-by-december-as-maize-diversion-for-ethanol-doubles-poultry-feed-costs/202546

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