# Butchers’ Association Warns Meat Prices Could Rise Because of Feed Costs

> A member of Cairo’s butchers’ association warned that meat prices could rise, citing higher prices for imported feed and recent exchange-rate changes. He said Egypt relies heavily on imported corn and soybeans for livestock feed and called for lower import duties, stronger market oversight, and reopening closed feed mills.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-09T13:38:15.363Z
- Category: macro · region Egypt · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89584-butchers-association-warns-meat-prices-could-rise-because-of-feed-costs
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

More expensive imported feed raises livestock production costs and could push meat prices higher if producers pass those costs on. Currency weakness can also increase the local-currency cost of imported corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-30 | [Inflation-tolerant Fed will boost commodity prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47512-inflation-tolerant-fed-will-boost-commodity-prices-reuters.md) | +5.0% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-24 | [The Assay - Why the FED’S actions are bullish for commodity prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69364-the-assay-why-the-fed-s-actions-are-bullish-for-commodity-prices.md) | -3.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2021-10-22 | [Fertiliser market price rise: wait or buy now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44888-fertiliser-market-price-rise-wait-or-buy-now.md) | +3.5% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2020-01-27 | [Due to oil prices on the world market, the prices of all commodities are rising – Lider Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55169-due-to-oil-prices-on-the-world-market-the-prices-of-all-commodities-are-rising.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-07-07 | [What does inflation mean for milk prices? - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46216-what-does-inflation-mean-for-milk-prices-dairy-producer.md) | +2.5% | -9.9% |
| SOY | 2021-04-30 | [Inflation-tolerant Fed will boost commodity prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47512-inflation-tolerant-fed-will-boost-commodity-prices-reuters.md) | +4.1% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2017-08-24 | [The Assay - Why the FED’S actions are bullish for commodity prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69364-the-assay-why-the-fed-s-actions-are-bullish-for-commodity-prices.md) | -1.3% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2021-03-10 | [Food prices rise globally as countries compete to replenish stockpiles, bad weather hits crops - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8631-food-prices-rise-globally-as-countries-compete-to-replenish-stockpiles-bad.md) | -1.2% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- bebsata.com: https://bebsata.com/meat-prices-rise-animal-feed-warning/

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