# Sri Lanka builds back broiler DOC supply – Asian Agribiz

> Sri Lanka's broiler day-old chick production is normalising after a year of high feed costs and low grandparent stock imports tied to avian influenza. Chick prices fell from USD 0.85 in August to USD 0.64 as AI rules were relaxed.

- Date: 2023-11-02 · published 2023-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Sri Lanka · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33324-sri-lanka-builds-back-broiler-doc-supply-asian-agribiz
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Recovering broiler chick supply signals a gradual rebuild of Sri Lankan poultry feed demand, a small positive for feed ingredient imports.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-16 | [eFeedLink - Is China's broiler sector finally rebounding?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60247-efeedlink-is-china-s-broiler-sector-finally-rebounding.md) | +2.6% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2018-11-09 | [Inventory of parental breeders decreased, feeding profits of commercial broilers rose sharply, and prices of broiler chicks increased largely - Analysis and Viewpoints of China Agriculture  - CnAgri-China Agriculture Consultant](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62198-inventory-of-parental-breeders-decreased-feeding-profits-of-commercial-broilers.md) | -6.9% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [China's pig herd rebounds after swine fever, but pork supply will take time to recover \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50641-china-s-pig-herd-rebounds-after-swine-fever-but-pork-supply-will-take-time-to.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-05-07 | [Chinese crisis hits pork supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59234-chinese-crisis-hits-pork-supply.md) | -1.5% | +10.7% |
| CORN | 2019-04-23 | [African Swine Fever footprint expands - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59462-african-swine-fever-footprint-expands-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.3% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- asian-agribiz.com: https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2023/11/02/sri-lanka-builds-back-broiler-doc-supply/

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