# YEAREND: Consumers see better prices in 2023, despite ongoing challenges for the poultry industry

> Poultry prices fell for consumers in 2023 as the industry recovered from the severe 2022 bird flu losses. HPAI still hit the sector, with 426 commercial flocks and more than 72.5 million birds affected as of Dec. 14. Poultry production was up for the year despite plant closures.

- Date: 2023-12-15 · published 2023-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32699-yearend-consumers-see-better-prices-in-2023-despite-ongoing-challenges-for-the
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Stable poultry output and lower meat and egg prices point to steady, not rising, feed demand from US integrators heading into 2024.

## Sources

- uaex.uada.edu: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/media-resources/news/2023/december/12-15-2023-ark-YEAREND-poultry.aspx

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