# Eggs and chicken may cost 25-30% more by December; eggs could hit Rs 8 per piece and without skin dressed chicken Rs 275 per kg as maize and broken rice prices surge

> Poultry feed ingredient costs, including maize and broken rice, have risen sharply, with maize prices doubling year over year to about Rs 34 per kg. Industry executives expect wholesale egg prices to reach Rs 7-8 each and dressed chicken to reach Rs 260-275 per kg by December, when seasonal demand typically strengthens.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T15:08:57.009Z
- Category: market · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89653-eggs-and-chicken-may-cost-25-30-more-by-december-eggs-could-hit-rs-8-per-piece
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feed costs raise poultry production expenses and are expected to lift egg and chicken prices. Strong holiday-season demand could reinforce the price increases.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/eggs-and-chicken-may-cost-25-30-more-by-december-eggs-could-hit-rs-8-per-piece-and-without-skin-dressed-chicken-rs-275-per-kg-as-maize-and-broken-rice-prices-surge/articleshow/135678679.cms

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