# FAO: poultry prices held flat in October while feed grain fell 4.5%

> The FAO Food Price Index fell 1.2% in October 2026, with the cereal index down 4.5% on weaker wheat, maize, barley and sorghum. The meat index eased 1.2%, but chicken prices held flat despite ample global supplies and a Newcastle disease detection in Brazil.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:07:56.837Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94333-fao-poultry-prices-held-flat-in-october-while-feed-grain-fell-4-5
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cereal prices reduce feed costs for poultry producers, but chicken prices have not yet passed that relief to buyers. Feed grain weakness is bearish for corn and sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-07-06 | [FAO Cereal Price Index falls by 3.5% \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18411-fao-cereal-price-index-falls-by-3-5-world-grain.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2016-12-23 | [Cattle prices declined in October - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73417-cattle-prices-declined-in-october-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +0.8% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2025-07-11 | [Grain Markets Tank on Weather, Fade the WASDE: How Low Could Prices Fall? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11928-grain-markets-tank-on-weather-fade-the-wasde-how-low-could-prices-fall-agweb.md) | -0.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-09-15 | [Grain prices down—hay prices up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63165-grain-prices-down-hay-prices-up.md) | +3.1% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2024-02-02 | [FAO Food Price Index down again in January led by lower wheat and maize prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7200-fao-food-price-index-down-again-in-january-led-by-lower-wheat-and-maize-prices.md) | -4.7% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-06 | [FAO Cereal Price Index falls by 3.5% \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18411-fao-cereal-price-index-falls-by-3-5-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-09 | [No Surprises in December WASDE \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43525-no-surprises-in-december-wasde-feed-and-grain.md) | -6.6% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-13 | [How WASDE wobbled grain prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12707-how-wasde-wobbled-grain-prices.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- naufoodgroup.com: https://www.naufoodgroup.com/index/news/news_show/article_id/199.html

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