# US chicken sector strong going into 2025 - Food & Agribusiness

> USDA raised its 2025 broiler production outlook and broiler export projections on strong hatchery data and Mexico demand. It lowered egg and turkey production forecasts due to HPAI losses and tight laying hen supplies.

- Date: 2025-01-13 · published 2025-01-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26646-us-chicken-sector-strong-going-into-2025-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

Higher broiler exports support chicken prices and feed demand, while lower egg output reduces feed use in layer production, leaving the net feed impact modest.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Steady growth for China’s feed industry - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68862-steady-growth-for-china-s-feed-industry-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-02-26 | [Case study: Brazilian corn sector healthy - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54460-case-study-brazilian-corn-sector-healthy-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +1.4% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2019-12-27 | [‘Positive outlook’ for poultry in 2020 - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55717-positive-outlook-for-poultry-in-2020-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-06-05 | [Impact of the 2022 avian influenza epidemic in the US - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35495-impact-of-the-2022-avian-influenza-epidemic-in-the-us-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -3.7% | -8.1% |
| CORN | 2017-09-25 | [USDA Chicago Terminal Grain - Sep 25 \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8512-usda-chicago-terminal-grain-sep-25-fox-business.md) | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2017-09-29 | [Steady growth for China’s feed industry - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68862-steady-growth-for-china-s-feed-industry-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +2.0% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 2023-06-05 | [Impact of the 2022 avian influenza epidemic in the US - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35495-impact-of-the-2022-avian-influenza-epidemic-in-the-us-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +0.1% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 2024-11-15 | [Strong Peruvian anchovy season boosts this year’s fishmeal production - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27313-strong-peruvian-anchovy-season-boosts-this-year-s-fishmeal-production-food-and.md) | -0.5% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/poultry/us-chicken-sector-strong-going-into-2025

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