# Poultry Industry Outlook | Red River Farm Network

> Rabo AgriFinance analyst Christine McCracken says the poultry market is uncertain, with record-high prices offset by heavy bird losses in broilers, layers and turkeys. Highly pathogenic avian influenza remains a concern during spring migration.

- Date: 2023-04-10 · published 2023-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36555-poultry-industry-outlook-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy bird losses reduce output and support high poultry and egg prices, while continued HPAI outbreaks keep supply risk elevated for feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-20 | [Michigan poultry industry recovering from ongoing avian influenza outbreaks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21046-michigan-poultry-industry-recovering-from-ongoing-avian-influenza-outbreaks.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2020-03-13 | [NFU calls for compensation for non-notifiable AI - Poultry Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54162-nfu-calls-for-compensation-for-non-notifiable-ai-poultry-network.md) | -4.2% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-06-01 | [Thai poultry industry poised for growth on Brazil bird flu, lower feed costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24369-thai-poultry-industry-poised-for-growth-on-brazil-bird-flu-lower-feed-costs.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-12-25 | [African swine fever: China’s chicken farmers feeling the pinch as pork crisis takes toll on poultry industry \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55714-african-swine-fever-china-s-chicken-farmers-feeling-the-pinch-as-pork-crisis.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [Mexico reports first outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on poultry farm \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16139-mexico-reports-first-outbreak-of-h5n1-bird-flu-on-poultry-farm-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2023/04/10/poultry-industry-outlook/

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