Egg and chicken prices are rising in India as costly maize, soybean meal and poultry feed, along with weather disruptions, squeeze producers and lift retail prices.

Egg prices have soared by 35-40% in a year as maize diversion to ethanol production drives up poultry feed costs, with maize prices nearly doubling in three years.

India’s ethanol push is putting pressure on maize supplies, a key ingredient in poultry feed, and contributing to a sharp rise in egg prices. Egg prices have climbed around 35–40%…