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H5N8 avian influenza has culled around 5 million birds in Poland, the EU's largest poultry producer, pushing up egg prices in parts of the EU. Chicken supply remains adequate.
The same digest reports that Pilgrim's Pride pleaded guilty to broiler price fixing and was fined $107.9 million.
Layer losses tighten EU egg supply and lift egg prices, while broiler supply is not yet affected. Lower layer flock numbers over time could reduce demand for feed.
thepoultrysite.comMegan HowellFeb 26, 2021Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
