# Thai poultry industry poised for growth on Brazil bird flu, lower feed costs

> Thailand's poultry sector is expected to grow in 2025 as Brazil's avian flu outbreak opens market opportunities. Lower feed costs are also improving margins for Thailand, the third-largest chicken meat exporter.

- Date: 2025-06-01 · published 2025-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24369-thai-poultry-industry-poised-for-growth-on-brazil-bird-flu-lower-feed-costs
- 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

Thai export growth supports demand for imported feed ingredients, while lower feed costs reflect current cheap grain and meal supplies.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-18 | [Is bird flu here to stay? And, if so, what does that mean for the poultry industry? — Grow Well Consulting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28305-is-bird-flu-here-to-stay-and-if-so-what-does-that-mean-for-the-poultry-industry.md) | -1.2% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2023-05-17 | [Brazil boosts bird flu defense to protect world's top chicken industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36083-brazil-boosts-bird-flu-defense-to-protect-world-s-top-chicken-industry.md) | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-03-04 | [Global poultry industry shaken by bird flu situation – Rabobank - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72133-global-poultry-industry-shaken-by-bird-flu-situation-rabobank-agriland-ie.md) | -3.8% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-18 | [Bird flu kills close to a record number of poultry in the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16240-bird-flu-kills-close-to-a-record-number-of-poultry-in-the-u-s.md) | -0.9% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2016-11-03 | [Poultry prices fall on lower demand amid bird flu scare \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73991-poultry-prices-fall-on-lower-demand-amid-bird-flu-scare-commodity-food-and.md) | +2.5% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2023-05-17 | [Brazil boosts bird flu defense to protect world's top chicken industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36083-brazil-boosts-bird-flu-defense-to-protect-world-s-top-chicken-industry.md) | -4.3% | -6.7% |
| SBM | 2016-11-03 | [Poultry prices fall on lower demand amid bird flu scare \| Commodity - Food & Edible Oils - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73991-poultry-prices-fall-on-lower-demand-amid-bird-flu-scare-commodity-food-and.md) | +1.5% | +1.3% |
| SBM | 2018-02-13 | [South African Poultry Association Reports on Impact of Avian Flu on Poultry Industry - Parliament of South Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66502-south-african-poultry-association-reports-on-impact-of-avian-flu-on-poultry.md) | +5.2% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/thai-poultry-industry-poised-growth-brazil-bird-flu-lower-feed-costs-2025-05-30/

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