# USDA: Polish poultry industry faces unprecedented crisis

> A USDA report says the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed Poland's poultry industry toward crisis, with HRI demand in Western Europe falling sharply. Farm-gate broiler prices fell 13% from early March to late April, and 32 HPAI outbreaks have occurred since December 31, 2019.

- Date: 2020-05-29 · published 2020-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Poland · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53280-usda-polish-poultry-industry-faces-unprecedented-crisis
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lost European foodservice demand and export bans on Polish poultry weaken EU and global chicken prices, which can pressure feed demand for poultry rations.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2020/05/29/USDA-Polish-poultry-industry-faces-unprecedented-crisis/

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