# Sysco's Market Watch December 22, 2023 | Sysco Foodie

> Sysco's weekly market report notes HPAI has returned to turkey-producing states including Minnesota and the Dakotas, and three more cage-free egg farms in California, Ohio and Kansas tested positive, totaling about 3 million birds. It also describes firm pork butt and rib prices, volatile bellies, and soft middle-meat beef pricing.

- Date: 2023-12-22 · published 2023-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32780-sysco-s-market-watch-december-22-2023-sysco-foodie
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Avian flu losses in layer flocks cut egg supply and can tighten poultry availability, while firm pork cuts reflect limited hog harvest supply.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-10-23 | [Genesus Global Market Report: China - October 2019
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56567-genesus-global-market-report-china-october-2019-the-pig-site.md) | -2.5% | -5.2% |
| HOGS | 2020-09-11 | [German African Swine Fever Case Changes Market Direction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51244-german-african-swine-fever-case-changes-market-direction.md) | +5.4% | +19.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-31 | [Hog prices poised to soar as deadly swine disease emerges in China - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63673-hog-prices-poised-to-soar-as-deadly-swine-disease-emerges-in-china-marketwatch.md) | +7.0% | +28.4% |
| HOGS | 2019-10-31 | [Swine Fever Is Starting to Ripple Through U.S. Protein Markets - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56707-swine-fever-is-starting-to-ripple-through-u-s-protein-markets-bloomberg.md) | -1.5% | -5.9% |
| HOGS | 2018-08-27 | [Fever or trade talk briefly ignite U.S. hog market \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63676-fever-or-trade-talk-briefly-ignite-u-s-hog-market-western-livestock-journal.md) | -3.6% | +17.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-03-22 | [Sysco's Market Watch March 22, 2024 \| Sysco Foodie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31337-sysco-s-market-watch-march-22-2024-sysco-foodie.md) | -0.3% | -2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-09-11 | [German African Swine Fever Case Changes Market Direction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51244-german-african-swine-fever-case-changes-market-direction.md) | -0.1% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-03-25 | [US, Mexico reach deal to continue cattle imports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31160-us-mexico-reach-deal-to-continue-cattle-imports-latest-market-news.md) | -1.8% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- foodie.sysco.com: https://foodie.sysco.com/market-watch-december-22-2023/

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