# Federal chicken production rebounds, weakens wholesale prices - Selina Wamucii | Food & Agriculture News

> US broiler production rose about 4% year on year in December 2025, and turkey output rose 8.4%. Wholesale broiler cutout values fell from $1.07/lb in May 2025 to $0.63/lb at year-end, and Tyson is moving into chicken production at a former Cargill turkey plant in Arkansas.

- Date: 2026-01-08 · published 2026-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21212-federal-chicken-production-rebounds-weakens-wholesale-prices-selina-wamucii
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher US poultry output and lower wholesale prices point to softer demand for feed ingredients from integrators into 2026.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- selinawamucii.com: https://www.selinawamucii.com/news/2026/01/08/federal-chicken-production-rebounds-weakens-prices/

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