# Chicken Price Hike News: What exactly is the connection between corn and chicken—a link that is set to drive up the prices of non-vegetarian food by as much as 30%?

> Indian poultry industry participants forecast that egg and chicken prices could rise 25–30% by December 2026 as feed costs increase. The article reports that corn has risen from ₹18 to ₹34 per kg and broken rice from ₹14–15 to ₹31–32 per kg, citing weaker monsoon rainfall in Maharashtra and Karnataka as a factor affecting corn production.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T03:07:55.530Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88503-chicken-price-hike-news-what-exactly-is-the-connection-between-corn-and-chicken
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher corn and broken-rice costs raise poultry ration and production costs, potentially prompting producers to pass costs through to consumers and supporting chicken prices. Reduced monsoon rainfall may further tighten domestic corn availability.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-24 | [US corn belt storms set to hike maize prices \| Analysis & Features \| The Grocer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59123-us-corn-belt-storms-set-to-hike-maize-prices-analysis-and-features-the-grocer.md) | +7.1% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2026-08-08 | [Wheat and corn harvests : why the heatwave is causing French production to drop sharply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17841-wheat-and-corn-harvests-why-the-heatwave-is-causing-french-production-to-drop.md) | +3.0% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 2019-04-03 | [Farm Aid for Flooding and Dairy Prices Up Again - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8733-farm-aid-for-flooding-and-dairy-prices-up-again-ag-information-network-of-the.md) | -1.1% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-05-11 | [The second corn crop 2025/26 will have an increase in area, but production is expected to fall by almost 10% in Brazil.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13437-the-second-corn-crop-2025-26-will-have-an-increase-in-area-but-production-is.md) | +1.4% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2018-10-22 | [Floods and drought stricken corn on the same farms - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62379-floods-and-drought-stricken-corn-on-the-same-farms-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- ibc24.in: https://www.ibc24.in/business/what-is-the-connection-between-corn-and-chicken-a-link-set-to-drive-up-non-vegetarian-food-prices-by-as-much-as-30-3825149.html

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