# Second-half hurdles | MEAT+POULTRY

> Chicken processing margins have improved in 2022 and are expected to stay strong as demand outstrips supply. Beef supplies face tightening late in the year from herd liquidation, and pork margins have been negative since March.

- Date: 2022-08-10 · published 2022-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40167-second-half-hurdles-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight US chicken supply and strong demand support poultry prices, while smaller cattle supplies later in the year could lift beef-related feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/27028-second-half-hurdles

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