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
Fish, meat & West Bengal elections: It’s about money and not politicsWest Bengal Elections BJP vs TMC: Political campaigns in West Bengal are creatively using fish and meat, staples of Bengali culture, to con...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
Easter eggs prices: Rates fall sharply across U.S. as consumers seek to fill Easter baskets. Check latest costTrump administration's decision to import nearly one billion eggs last year also helped lower prices, according to an official.
03 Apr, 2026, 07.34 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
Venky's India Q1 Results: Profit jumps about fourfold as costs easeRealisations in the poultry segment were higher from sales of day-old chicks and adult broiler birds, which are reared for consumption, the...
07 Aug, 2024, 02.28 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
Poultry industry hopes demand will offset rising feed pricesThe increase in feed prices was mainly on account of the goods and services tax levied on soya oil meal, a major feed ingredient, which was...
09 Nov, 2017, 11.45 AM 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
Export of animal feed deprives our livestock of nourishment, critical to ensure right to foodExport of farm residue such as oil cakes and soya meal raises costs for dairying and poultry in the country, making milk, poultry and eggs ...
09 Aug, 2013, 05.11 PM IST
- Soaring power, input costs vex poultry sector
The poultry industry has been struggling with low margins with overproduction and a rise in raw material prices.
12 Nov, 2012, 05.00 AM 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