# Daily Livestock Report: Ample Meat Supplies Are Putting Pressure on Poultry Prices

> LMIC data show per capita summer meat supplies are the largest since 2020, with chicken production forecast up 2.2% this summer and 2.9% for the year. Wholesale chicken breast prices are down 30% from a year earlier, squeezing processor margins.

- Date: 2026-09-03 · published 2026-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17602-daily-livestock-report-ample-meat-supplies-are-putting-pressure-on-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Ample US chicken supply is pressuring poultry prices and processor margins, which could reduce chicken production incentives and feed demand. The trend is bearish for poultry and modestly bearish for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/daily-livestock-report-ample-meat-supplies-are-putting-pressure-on-poultry-prices/

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