Poultry market size in India | Industry Trends & Forecast 2026

What is the growth rate of the India Poultry Market?

The main drivers of this growth are the rising popularity of animal-protein diets, consumers’ increasing preference for convenient poultry products, and the growing investment in cold-chain infrastructure enhancing supply-chain efficiency.

Growth Factors for India Poultry Industry

• Growing interest in affordable high-protein foods among middle-income households.
• Demand for processed poultry products is being driven by the expansion of quick-service restaurants and food-service outlets.
• Rising urbanisation and disposable incomes are increasing consumption of poultry meat and eggs.
• Technological improvements in hatcheries, feed conversion and disease management are boosting production efficiency.
• Organised retail and e-commerce platforms are improving access and reach for poultry products across regions.

India Poultry Market Trends

Trends in the India Poultry Market are driving an accelerating transition from backyard to commercial integrated broiler and egg production value-added categories such as frozen chicken, chilled cuts, and prepared (ready-to-cook) items are gaining traction, multiplex retail and online channels are increasing, sustainability and animal-welfare issues are rising in importance among suppliers and greater investment is being made in cold-chain logistics and traceability to support the needs of modern-retail product distribution.

Emerging Developments in the India Poultry Market

Developments in the India Poultry Market include the emergence of intermediary contract-farming models, linking feed, hatchery and farm production to maintain scale and consistency, expansion of export capacity for processed poultry, and mechanized processed poultry plants, and the integration of IoT and analytics on farms for bio-security and monitoring, greater investment into feed-mill capacity and breeder genetics to enhance yield and reduce cost-per-bird and new retail and e-commerce channels partners with poultry producers to offer consumer branded fresh and frozen poultry.

List of Leading Companies in the India Poultry Market

Some of the leading companies include:

• Venky's (VH Group)
• Suguna Foods Pvt. Ltd.
• Godrej Agrovet Ltd.
• Skylark Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd.
• Sneha Farms Pvt. Ltd.
• IB Group
• Srinivasa Farms
• Bharati Poultry Pvt. Ltd.
• Mulpuri Group
• RM Group 

Additional details on prominent players operating in this space are available in the Top Manufactures in India Poultry Market.

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