# USDA report lowers 2026 poultry outlook - High Plains Journal

> The latest USDA WASDE lowered its 2026 poultry production outlook, with broiler prices cut and egg prices reduced by 15 cents to 103 cents per dozen. Turkey production was raised on hatchery data, and egg production was raised on layer inventory data.

- Date: 2026-04-16 · published 2026-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19728-usda-report-lowers-2026-poultry-outlook-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower egg and broiler price forecasts with rising layer output point to softer poultry prices and slightly lower feed demand from the poultry sector.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-13 | [Avian flu continues to impact egg and poultry production - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24212-avian-flu-continues-to-impact-egg-and-poultry-production-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2020-12-11 | [Unexpectedly neutral USDA report lowers corn prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49580-unexpectedly-neutral-usda-report-lowers-corn-prices.md) | +1.9% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2023-01-10 | [Trade and Trade Policy Outlook 2023 - Purdue Ag Econ Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37715-trade-and-trade-policy-outlook-2023-purdue-ag-econ-report.md) | +1.9% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-11-28 | [First post-shutdown WASDE showed big supplies - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21993-first-post-shutdown-wasde-showed-big-supplies-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-07-31 | [Winter wheat and oat harvests continue - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64087-winter-wheat-and-oat-harvests-continue-high-plains-journal.md) | +8.8% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2018-07-08 | [Record hog and pig inventory forcing prices lower - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64198-record-hog-and-pig-inventory-forcing-prices-lower-high-plains-journal.md) | -3.2% | -2.1% |
| SBM | 2017-12-14 | [Rabobank: Promising outlook for poultry in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67616-rabobank-promising-outlook-for-poultry-in-2018.md) | -2.9% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2025-10-01 | [Grains Lower After USDA Stocks Report - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22333-grains-lower-after-usda-stocks-report-adm-investor-services.md) | +1.4% | +16.1% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2026/04/16/usda-report-lowers-2026-poultry-outlook/

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