India’s poultry sector is experiencing an accelerated growth driven by increasing demand for chicken and eggs, with healthier eating trends and urbanisation supporting profitability despite rising feed and energy costs.
India’s poultry sector is benefiting from a sustained appetite for protein, with chicken and eggs remaining core staples even as feed, energy and other input costs climb. Industry figures cited by Asian Agribiz suggest annual growth has accelerated from 7% to 8% to as much as 11% to 12% over the past two years, a sign that higher consumption is offsetting cost pressure for farmers and integrators alike.
R Ramkutty, treasurer of CLFMA and a spokesman and associate member of the Tamil Nadu Broiler Coordination Committee, told Asian Agribiz that rising awareness of nutrition and health has turned protein into a consumer trend. He said more households are eating chicken and eggs and that the shift has helped keep poultry in the “essential foods” basket, limiting volatility in prices for both meat and eggs this year.
That view is echoed by Crisil Ratings, which says the industry is on course to return to its long-term growth rate of about 10% this fiscal year. Crisil expects stronger egg and broiler prices to support operating margins by 50 to 70 basis points, even with feed costs projected to rise 3% to 5%. A separate analysis from poultry trade and industry sources points to stabilising operating performance in FY26 and continued expansion into FY27, driven by affordable protein, urbanisation, rising incomes and changing food habits.
Regional demand remains strongest in states such as Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, where broiler consumption is rising alongside urban spending and greater acceptance of meat in everyday diets. Poultry India president Uday Singh Bayas told S&P Global that broiler output is still expanding by 6% to 7% a year, while other industry forecasts point to revenue growth of 6% to 7% in FY27 and further margin improvement as maize prices ease and supply-demand conditions tighten in favour of producers.
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