# US broiler supply keeps chicken prices under pressure - Zootecnica | Poultry Magazine

> RaboResearch reports US ready-to-cook chicken production rose 4.5% year-on-year in Q2 2026, with slaughter up 3.4% and bird weights slightly higher. Composite chicken prices averaged 10% below a year earlier, and boneless breast is 37% below year-ago and five-year averages.

- Date: 2026-08-25 · published 2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18046-us-broiler-supply-keeps-chicken-prices-under-pressure-zootecnica-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Surplus supply is weighing on chicken prices, and the bank sees little relief before a seasonal fall production cut lifts the market in Q4. Feed buyers should expect weak poultry demand for feed in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- zootecnicainternational.com: https://zootecnicainternational.com/featured/added-us-broiler-supply-keeps-chicken-prices-under-pressure-into-q3/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.