# Maharashtra cattle feed prices rise 20–30% as milk yields fall 30–50%

> Deficient monsoon rainfall has left dairy farmers in Maharashtra short of fodder and water, with drought declared in 265 of the state’s 358 talukas. Failed maize, sorghum, and Napier grass crops have reduced green-fodder availability, while sorghum straw and manufactured cattle-feed prices have risen; some farmers are selling cattle as milk yields decline.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T00:24:03.779Z
- Category: weather · region Maharashtra, India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92706-maharashtra-cattle-feed-prices-rise-20-30-as-milk-yields-fall-30-50
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The drought is tightening local forage supplies and raising feed costs, which may prompt herd sales and constrain milk output. These pressures are bullish for feed prices and could weigh on dairy supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- MILK: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-20 | [Livestock farmers advised to fix feed costs as prices rise - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56182-livestock-farmers-advised-to-fix-feed-costs-as-prices-rise-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.2% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-09-09 | [Feed mills warn of ration price rises -  Free](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17598-feed-mills-warn-of-ration-price-rises-free.md) | +3.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-05-14 | [Higher feed grain prices pressure cattle feeder market - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65129-higher-feed-grain-prices-pressure-cattle-feeder-market-canadian-cattlemen.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-08-09 | [Coping with high feed prices, drought in 2022
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40182-coping-with-high-feed-prices-drought-in-2022-the-cattle-site.md) | +2.0% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-02-11 | [Corn, soybean prices spike on reports of decreased yields \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42746-corn-soybean-prices-spike-on-reports-of-decreased-yields-feed-strategy.md) | +0.7% | +14.4% |
| MILK | 2021-08-31 | [Rising production costs will keep dairy farm margins tight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45574-rising-production-costs-will-keep-dairy-farm-margins-tight.md) | +4.8% | +3.5% |
| MILK | 2025-01-04 | [Mild Winter Boosts US Milk Production Amid Market Fluctuations \| The Bullvine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6083-mild-winter-boosts-us-milk-production-amid-market-fluctuations-the-bullvine.md) | -1.3% | -0.4% |
| MILK | 2017-03-20 | [Winter weather, lackluster cheese demand affecting dairy prices \| Dairy \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72008-winter-weather-lackluster-cheese-demand-affecting-dairy-prices-dairy.md) | +0.6% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- dairynews.today: https://dairynews.today/news/maharashtra_cattle_feed_prices_rise_20_30_as_milk_yields_fall_30_50_2717362.html

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