# Chicken prices defy expectations and fillet prices surge; poultry market leaves producers holding their breath amid fears of a feed-price explosion

> Egyptian farmgate prices for white broiler chickens and breeder hens fell, while fillet prices jumped and other poultry prices varied. A poultry producers’ representative said birds and eggs were selling 10–15 Egyptian pounds below production cost despite ample supply, and warned that a 15% rise in feed costs—linked to transport and imported corn and soybeans—could push chicken production costs above 80 pounds per kilogram.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-07T01:39:40.723Z
- Category: market · region Egypt · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85385-chicken-prices-defy-expectations-and-fillet-prices-surge-poultry-market-leaves
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher transport and imported feed costs threaten to squeeze producer margins and could prompt small farms to leave the market, potentially tightening poultry supply. The reported feed-cost rise is bullish for corn and soybeans as inputs and raises cost pressure on chicken production.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- albyannews.com: https://www.albyannews.com/119342

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