# Bad news for food lovers!

> Poultry industry representatives in Hyderabad said higher feed costs could push chicken and egg prices up by 10–15%. They cited steep increases in corn and soybean prices, and alleged that traders were holding stocks despite government releases of these ingredients.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-07T07:40:35.058Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85745-bad-news-for-food-lovers
- 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

More expensive feed increases poultry production costs, creating upward pressure on chicken prices; producers also report losses on eggs at current farm-gate prices. Corn and soybean supply tightness or stockholding can sustain feed-cost pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-14 | [Q&A: La Nina's back and it's not good for parts of dry West \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44472-q-and-a-la-nina-s-back-and-it-s-not-good-for-parts-of-dry-west-ap-news.md) | +3.2% | +13.8% |
| CORN | 2017-01-30 | [News in brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72965-news-in-brief.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2024-02-09 | [Weather market for grains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13206-weather-market-for-grains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [U.S. Midwest forecast spells bad news for corn, soybeans \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13357-u-s-midwest-forecast-spells-bad-news-for-corn-soybeans-the-western-producer.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2019-10-11 | [Why strong monsoon rains are not necessarily good news for Indian farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56514-why-strong-monsoon-rains-are-not-necessarily-good-news-for-indian-farmers.md) | +2.8% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2017-01-30 | [News in brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72965-news-in-brief.md) | -2.1% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2024-02-09 | [Weather market for grains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13206-weather-market-for-grains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.6% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2022-06-30 | [U.S. Midwest forecast spells bad news for corn, soybeans \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13357-u-s-midwest-forecast-spells-bad-news-for-corn-soybeans-the-western-producer.md) | -5.0% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- urdu.munsifdaily.com: https://urdu.munsifdaily.com/fans-of-hyderabadi-biryani-and-chicken-might-be-in-for-a-shock/

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