# Covid-19 creates perfect protein pricing forecast storm
						 | The Poultry Site

> Brett Stuart of Global Agri-Trends said Covid-19 has made global protein price forecasting extremely difficult because demand has swung sharply. He cited a shift from restaurant to retail consumption and labor problems in processing plants as key demand and supply factors.

- Date: 2020-10-26 · published 2020-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50950-covid-19-creates-perfect-protein-pricing-forecast-storm-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Demand volatility across beef, pork, and poultry makes protein price direction hard to predict, adding risk for feed buyers planning purchases. The commentary is analysis rather than a new market-moving event.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2020/10/covid-19-creates-perfect-protein-pricing-forecast-storm

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