# Poultry Council Report October 2020 - Irish Farmers' Association

> The Irish Farmers' Association poultry report says Irish broiler production holds steady at about 2 million birds weekly. Retail demand has risen as consumers shifted from foodservice during Covid, but processors have not converted that demand into higher throughput or wholesale chicken prices.

- Date: 2020-10-27 · published 2020-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50634-poultry-council-report-october-2020-irish-farmers-association
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Stable supply against firmer retail demand points to margin pressure on broiler farmers rather than a feed-demand shock, with limited near-term change in chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- ifa.ie: https://www.ifa.ie/policy-areas/poultry-council-report-july-2020/
- ifa.ie: https://www.ifa.ie/policy-areas/poultry-council-report-october-2020/

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