# Sanderson Farms finds optimism beyond pandemic, power outages | 2021-02-26  | MEAT+POULTRY

> Sanderson Farms reported first-quarter fiscal 2021 net sales of $909.3 million, up from $823.1 million, and net income of $9.5 million versus a loss a year earlier. Retail tray pack prices rose about 3.1%, while quoted bulk leg quarter prices fell about 26.4%. The company said its feed cost per pound of processed poultry rose 1.3%.

- Date: 2021-02-26 · published 2021-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48800-sanderson-farms-finds-optimism-beyond-pandemic-power-outages-2021-02-26-meat
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Solid retail pricing and strong profits suggest healthy US broiler demand and production margins, supporting continued chicken output and feed use. The mixed wholesale price moves, with lower leg quarter prices, signal uneven demand across cuts.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-16 | [USDA report lowers 2026 poultry outlook - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19728-usda-report-lowers-2026-poultry-outlook-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.6% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2023-03-01 | [SA poultry edges closer to being a R60bn industry - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37023-sa-poultry-edges-closer-to-being-a-r60bn-industry-moneyweb.md) | +2.0% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2019-06-19 | [CoBank: US poultry market can handle a future downturn \| 2019-06-19  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58752-cobank-us-poultry-market-can-handle-a-future-downturn-2019-06-19-meat-poultry.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-02-14 | [Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: February 2019 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60540-livestock-dairy-and-poultry-outlook-february-2019-economic-research-service.md) | -1.4% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2017-12-14 | [Rabobank: Promising outlook for poultry in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67616-rabobank-promising-outlook-for-poultry-in-2018.md) | +2.3% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/24592-sanderson-farms-finds-optimism-beyond-pandemic-power-outages

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