# Poultry industry remains confident facing rising prices | WATTPoultry.com

> The WATT/Rennier Poultry Confidence Index rose to 149 in the third quarter of 2021 from 120 in the prior quarter. Respondents cite strong domestic and export chicken demand, worker shortages and breeder fertility problems, alongside rising feedstuff and energy costs.

- Date: 2021-09-13 · published 2021-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45212-poultry-industry-remains-confident-facing-rising-prices-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong demand and labor and breeder constraints point to continued firm chicken prices, while rising feed costs squeeze processor margins. The survey itself is sentiment data and does not directly change supply.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/article/15534217/poultry-industry-remains-confident-facing-rising-prices

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