Sunny side down? Egg prices rise on ethanol pushRising diversion of maize to ethanol production has significantly increased poultry feed costs, leading to a 35-40% surge in egg prices ove...
27 Aug, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
Ethanol is not the whole story behind India’s sugar price surgeSugar prices have significantly increased due to production shortfalls and rising demand. Government data shows a substantial decline in ex...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Red Sea blockade threat: Why India’s trade faces a wider supply-chain shockA prolonged disruption could force ships to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, raising logistics costs while squeezing exporters and add...
20 Aug, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
Chicken sale in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry to be stopped from Friday July 31. Here's whyPoultry traders will suspend broiler sales from July thirty-first across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. This indefinite strike protests produce...
28 Jul, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
Poultry industry set to return to 10% growth this fiscal on stronger demand, prices: CrisilIndia's poultry industry is expected to return to its long-term growth trajectory of around 10% this fiscal, driven by stronger egg and bro...
23 Jul, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Egg prices soar in India as maize, soybean costs push up poultry expensesIn a shocking turn of events, egg prices in India have soared to historic highs, primarily due to surging poultry feed costs. Increases in ...
18 Jul, 2026, 12.09 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
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