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Farm Credit Canada's new outlook expects strong chicken demand in 2026 as record beef prices push consumers toward chicken. Farm-gate broiler prices in Alberta and Ontario are forecast to stay steady or edge lower on ample global feed supply, and avian flu remains the main production risk.
Strong demand is offset by ample feed and record chick placements, so farm-level chicken prices are expected to hold flat. Avian flu is the main upside risk to supply.
canadianpoultrymag.comBrett RuffellFeb 19, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
