# Ag economist says HPAI could impact chicken production - Brownfield Ag News

> University of Missouri economist Scott Brown says USDA's latest Supply and Demand report raised chicken production forecasts for 2022 and 2023 and lowered prices. He warns that rising HPAI cases could pull back production, which would lift chicken, egg and turkey prices.

- Date: 2022-09-19 · published 2022-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39735-ag-economist-says-hpai-could-impact-chicken-production-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

USDA's forecast of higher chicken output is at risk if HPAI reduces flock sizes, which would tighten poultry supply. USDA's projected corn and soybean meal costs were roughly unchanged, so feed input costs are not a major new driver.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/ag-economist-says-hpai-could-impact-chicken-production/

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