Farmers face 15% loss as poultry feed costs surgePoultry farmers are currently experiencing losses of approximately 15% due to rising livestock feed costs. Key ingredients have seen price ...
19 Oct, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
India’s monsoon risks may raise food industry costs: D&BIndia is experiencing agricultural risks attributed to monsoon conditions, which could impact food processors and poultry producers. Procur...
12 Oct, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
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
Soybean farmers and poultry industry at loggerheads over extension of soymeal import windowAfter the soyabean prices touched the historic high of Rs 100/kg against the minimum support price of Rs 39/kg, the central government for ...
18 Nov, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
Poultry stocks abuzz after government allows soymeal importAvanti Feeds jumped 7 per cent to Rs 575.7. Apex Frozen and Godrej Agrovet rallied 5 per cent each to Rs 267.80 and Rs 640, respectively.
25 Aug, 2021, 11.51 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
Second wave of Covid-19 hits poultry sectorThe poultry industry had run into losses of over Rs 26,000 crores in just three months in 2020, owing to misinformation about Covid 19 spre...
17 May, 2021, 02.22 PM IST
Anmol Feeds plans to set up one shrimp feed unit at KolkataWhile the unit in Kolkata will be set up at a cost of Rs 25 crore, the floating fish feed unit will require an investment of Rs 30 crore.
10 Jul, 2019, 01.09 PM IST
Poultry industry demands permission to import feed during lean periodAlong with high feed prices, poultry industry could not see its expected growth during last two years as rural consumption declined due to ...
02 Apr, 2016, 04.39 PM IST
India to put restrictions on import of US chicken legsRules may propose to keep out frozen chicken older than six months and those that have consumed hormones or genetically modified feed.
22 Jan, 2015, 02.40 AM IST
- Poultry sector can't stand chicken leg imports
Poultry farmers in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are an enraged lot after the external affairs ministry's proposal to allow duty...
14 Aug, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
- Cashew imports from Vietnam & Brazil flood Indian market in festival season
Heavy inflow of under-invoiced processed cashew kernels has hit the chances of Indian cashew processor-exporters to capitalise on the domes...
02 Oct, 2012, 06.41 AM IST
- Feed grain trade higher than wheat, rice
With grain, meat and energy inextricably roped together, animal agriculture is deciding the new geography of world commodity trade.
19 Feb, 2008, 02.35 AM IST
- SC issues notice to Pfizer on customs dept's plea
The Supreme Court has sought a reply from drug firm Pfizer Ltd on a petition filed by customs department contending that it must pay 18 per...
16 Dec, 2007, 01.10 PM IST
- SC issues notice to Pfizer on customs dept's plea
The Supreme Court today sought a reply from Pfizer Ltd on a petition filed by the customs department alleging the firm must pay 18 per cent...
10 Dec, 2007, 10.02 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