As China gorges on homegrown foie gras, France faces a new rivalChina is rapidly emerging as a global powerhouse in foie gras production, with farmers like Li Fengshan driving massive output increases. C...
21 Jun, 2026, 06.34 AM IST
Soybean meal supply crunch puts pressure on livestock, poultry sectors: CLFMAThe situation threatens food security and rural livelihoods. CLFMA urges government intervention for balanced availability and stable polic...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
What is El Niño and how does it affect India? Could it bring a drought-like monsoon and higher grocery bills?El Niño conditions are now active in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for India's monsoon. Warmer Pacific waters disrupt weat...
13 Jun, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
Iran war: Fuel price surge squeezes dairy, poultry value chainsIndustry officials say rising fuel costs, coupled with geopolitical disruptions affecting commodity markets, are squeezing farmer margins a...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Livestock industry demands 1.5 million tonnes soymeal imports amid price surgeIndia's livestock sector faces rising feed costs. Farmers are urging the government to permit soybean meal imports. Domestic prices have su...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Human urine becomes option for farmers in fertilizer supply crunchFrom chicken muck to human urine-based products and microbial solutions, growers are improvising to maintain crop yields. This shift, while...
23 May, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu writes to Centre over shrimp feed price hike, seeks relief for aquaculture farmersAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has urged the Union Agriculture Minister to address rising shrimp feed prices. The state ...
17 May, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Poultry profitability is set to decline ~50 basis points next fiscal, says CrisilThe Indian poultry industry's operating profitability is set to decline next fiscal due to rising feed costs of maize and soya, despite an ...
20 Feb, 2025, 04.13 PM IST
Caught in a maize: In India’s ethanol blending ambitions, eggs are an unlikely casualtyThe government wants to use maize to cut its fuel import bill. While this has strategic advantages, it puts a question over egg production ...
13 Apr, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
Indian poultry industry revenues to grow by 8-10% in FY2024, says ICRAThere have been limited occurrences of avian influenza or bird flu across the country in the current fiscal. Localised incidences of bird f...
26 Dec, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Chicken & fish prices to rise after Shravana as production dips due to high feed costsVasanthkumar Shetty, president of the Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association (Maharashtra), expect the prices of chicken to increase by a...
17 Aug, 2021, 11.36 AM IST
Retail chicken prices touch Rs 200/kg and likely to stay firm for next three monthsAverage price of branded poultry feed has shot up to Rs 78,000 per tonne from about Rs 37,000 a year ago on soaring soyabean prices as soya...
23 Jul, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
Poultry industry may slash output to pare lossesIn the past few months costly maize, the main ingredient of poultry feed, increased the cost of production, with the result that farm-gate ...
24 Jul, 2019, 01.30 PM IST
Fowl is fair for poultry firms on better economy, lower feed costAccording to representatives and large companies, demand should increase as the festival season, which typically witnesses a fall in meat c...
17 Nov, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
- Chicken may cost more, blame it on soyameal
Relishing non-vegetarian food may pinch consumers more as the prices of chicken, which was already over Rs 100 a kg (dressed), are likely t...
02 Dec, 2007, 01.00 PM IST
- 'Maize shortage can be solved through contract farming'
Planning Commission Member V L Chopra today said contract farming can solve the problem of shortage of maize, the major feed in the poultry...
01 Nov, 2007, 09.50 PM IST
- Egg prices may slip marginally in coming days
Consumers may get some respite from soaring prices of eggs and chicken as the poultry industry expects rates to soften in the coming days w...
16 Jul, 2007, 04.50 PM IST