# Squeezed Between Expensive Corn and Falling Egg Prices, Deli Serdang Chicken Farmers Face Bankruptcy

> Layer farmers in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, report difficulty obtaining corn, with market prices reaching Rp7,500 per kilogram and rationed supplies available at a lower price. At the same time, farm-gate egg prices are unstable and sometimes fall sharply, squeezing producers whose feed accounts for more than 70% of operating costs and threatening egg supplies for a government nutrition program.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T13:37:26.274Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89576-squeezed-between-expensive-corn-and-falling-egg-prices-deli-serdang-chicken
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight local corn availability raises poultry feed costs while weaker egg prices reduce farmers’ revenue, squeezing margins and potentially limiting egg production. This is bullish for corn and bearish for eggs and poultry demand for feed if farm closures follow.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-26 | [China’s Set to Import More U.S. Corn and Squeeze Global Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50017-china-s-set-to-import-more-u-s-corn-and-squeeze-global-prices-bloomberg.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-02-20 | [Corn and Barley Prices Climb on Export Surge and Demand - Agrolatam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20660-corn-and-barley-prices-climb-on-export-surge-and-demand-agrolatam.md) | +1.4% | +8.9% |
| CORN | 2020-08-18 | [China, facing high corn prices, buys more from U.S](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51475-china-facing-high-corn-prices-buys-more-from-u-s.md) | -0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2021-04-22 | [Corn, Soybean Prices Climb, While Record Chinese Corn Imports Expected - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6621-corn-soybean-prices-climb-while-record-chinese-corn-imports-expected-farm.md) | +11.6% | +9.8% |
| CORN | 2024-01-18 | [India's corn exports plunge as local prices rally on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32179-india-s-corn-exports-plunge-as-local-prices-rally-on-strong-demand.md) | +1.1% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- waspada.id: https://www.waspada.id/berita/terjepit-di-antara-jagung-mahal-dan-harga-telur-turun-peternak-ayam-deliserdang-terancam-bangkrut

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