# Chicken Surplus Pressures Broiler Prices as Pork Output Beats Forecasts

> Stephens Inc. analysts said ample chicken supplies are pressuring jumbo breast values, cutout values and broiler processing margins despite strong demand. They also noted US pork output has beaten forecasts, with hog slaughter above expectations and pigs per litter improving.

- Date: 2026-07-27 · published 2026-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18504-chicken-surplus-pressures-broiler-prices-as-pork-output-beats-forecasts
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier broiler and pork supply weighs on chicken and hog prices, which pressures protein feed demand and margins for integrators; relief depends on moderating pullet placements later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-04-17 | [China pork output jumps 2.1 percent in Q1, pressuring prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65489-china-pork-output-jumps-2-1-percent-in-q1-pressuring-prices.md) | +4.2% | +6.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-17 | [Lower beef and pork prices forecast - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65666-lower-beef-and-pork-prices-forecast-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.2% | +6.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-01-18 | [China pork output edges up in 2017 from year before](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66979-china-pork-output-edges-up-in-2017-from-year-before.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| HOGS | 2023-07-17 | [China's Q2 Pork Output Highest for the Period in at Least a Decade - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35027-china-s-q2-pork-output-highest-for-the-period-in-at-least-a-decade-pork-business.md) | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| HOGS | 2023-02-23 | [Smaller Cattle Herd, but Stronger Live Cattle Prices Forecast for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37272-smaller-cattle-herd-but-stronger-live-cattle-prices-forecast-for-2023.md) | -0.6% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/analysts-chicken-supplies-weighing-on-prices-pork-output-has-surprised/

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