# Outlook 2026: Global growth in poultry meat set to continue - Food & Agribusiness

> RaboResearch expects global poultry meat production to grow about 2.5% in 2026, after roughly 3% annual growth over the past three years. Growth is driven by chicken's price competitiveness versus beef and eggs and by stronger demand in emerging markets. Avian influenza and geopolitical events are flagged as major sources of volatility.

- Date: 2026-01-19 · published 2026-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21214-outlook-2026-global-growth-in-poultry-meat-set-to-continue-food-and-agribusiness
- 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

Sustained global poultry growth supports steady feed grain and meal demand, while avian flu risk could cause sudden regional supply shocks.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-20 | [Global poultry sector set to improve post-Covid - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46222-global-poultry-sector-set-to-improve-post-covid-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-08-01 | [US expects growth in all poultry sectors in year ahead - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63681-us-expects-growth-in-all-poultry-sectors-in-year-ahead-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +7.9% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2024-07-02 | [Improved global poultry outlook, trade flow shifts \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29435-improved-global-poultry-outlook-trade-flow-shifts-meat-poultry.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2018-09-21 | [Rabobank: Global poultry sector faces ongoing volatility - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63197-rabobank-global-poultry-sector-faces-ongoing-volatility-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +3.0% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2019-12-18 | [ASF to drive global poultry flows in 2020 \| 2019-12-18  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55715-asf-to-drive-global-poultry-flows-in-2020-2019-12-18-meat-poultry.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2021-07-20 | [Global poultry sector set to improve post-Covid - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46222-global-poultry-sector-set-to-improve-post-covid-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -1.4% | -0.1% |
| SBM | 2018-08-01 | [US expects growth in all poultry sectors in year ahead - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63681-us-expects-growth-in-all-poultry-sectors-in-year-ahead-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -2.5% | -11.9% |
| SBM | 2018-09-21 | [Rabobank: Global poultry sector faces ongoing volatility - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63197-rabobank-global-poultry-sector-faces-ongoing-volatility-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/poultry/outlook-2026-global-growth-in-poultry-meat-set-to-continue

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