# Weekly global protein digest: Pilgrim’s to build $400 million chicken plant, Brazilian chicken exports resilient amid bird flu
						 | The Poultry Site

> USDA weekly export sales show US beef net sales of 8,500 MT and pork net sales of 39,500 MT, with pork sales up 85% from the prior four-week average, led by Mexico and Japan. Pilgrim's Pride also plans a $400 million chicken plant and Brazilian chicken exports were reported as resilient despite bird flu.

- Date: 2025-07-31 · published 2025-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23916-weekly-global-protein-digest-pilgrim-s-to-build-400-million-chicken-plant
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong US pork export demand supports lean hog prices, while Brazilian export resilience limits upside for global chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-07-18 | [US hog market hopeful for renewed export to China
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58254-us-hog-market-hopeful-for-renewed-export-to-china-the-pig-site.md) | +6.2% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2022-05-19 | [Pig outlook: Lean hog futures post solid price recovery, China pork imports drop
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41553-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-post-solid-price-recovery-china-pork-imports-drop.md) | +3.1% | +5.5% |
| HOGS | 2017-12-29 | [Slower production growth in China to drive increased animal protein imports in 2018 \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67466-slower-production-growth-in-china-to-drive-increased-animal-protein-imports-in.md) | +1.9% | +7.9% |
| HOGS | 2020-01-15 | [China to purchase $36 bil of US agricultural products in 2020, $43 bil in 2021: governments \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54943-china-to-purchase-36-bil-of-us-agricultural-products-in-2020-43-bil-in-2021.md) | +1.2% | -10.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-05-23 | [US farmers feel pain as soybean exports to China flatline despite tariff truce \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14660-us-farmers-feel-pain-as-soybean-exports-to-china-flatline-despite-tariff-truce.md) | +2.2% | +14.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-02 | [Weekly global protein digest: HPAI, global dairy market update, Japan-US beef trade
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38174-weekly-global-protein-digest-hpai-global-dairy-market-update-japan-us-beef.md) | -0.1% | +1.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-08 | [Weekly protein report: Feeder cattle supplies remain tight despite renewed Mexican imports
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17199-weekly-protein-report-feeder-cattle-supplies-remain-tight-despite-renewed.md) | +0.5% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-09 | [As Tariffs Bite, China Cancels U.S. Soy Deals and Hunt Is on for New Export Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63898-as-tariffs-bite-china-cancels-u-s-soy-deals-and-hunt-is-on-for-new-export.md) | +1.8% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/weekly-global-protein-digest-pilgrims-to-build-400-million-chicken-plant-in-georgia-brazilian-chicken-exports-resilient-amid-bird-flu-cases

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