# Poultry sector takes a COVID-19 punch; charges on | 2020-05-12  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Contract chicken growers in the US South and East Coast are losing flocks as COVID-19 outbreaks force integrators to trim processing. About one-quarter of poultry plants have noticeable disruptions, with some running 20% to 40% below normal.

- Date: 2020-05-12 · published 2020-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53281-poultry-sector-takes-a-covid-19-punch-charges-on-2020-05-12-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced processing and fewer flocks cut broiler output and chicken demand for feed, which is mildly bearish for chicken prices and corn and soymeal usage.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-16 | [South Africa’s poultry sector focuses on avian flu control \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46579-south-africa-s-poultry-sector-focuses-on-avian-flu-control-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2019-05-24 | [On alert for ASF \| 2019-05-24  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58968-on-alert-for-asf-2019-05-24-meat-poultry.md) | +7.1% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Poultry sector predicts losses of over  ₹1k-cr \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49302-poultry-sector-predicts-losses-of-over-1k-cr-india-news.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [ASF impacts on feed \| 2019-05-31  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59078-asf-impacts-on-feed-2019-05-31-meat-poultry.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2020-02-27 | [COVID-19 scare hits poultry business - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54755-covid-19-scare-hits-poultry-business-the-hindu.md) | +2.6% | -3.7% |
| SBM | 2021-06-16 | [South Africa’s poultry sector focuses on avian flu control \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46579-south-africa-s-poultry-sector-focuses-on-avian-flu-control-wattpoultry-com.md) | -1.8% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2019-05-24 | [On alert for ASF \| 2019-05-24  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58968-on-alert-for-asf-2019-05-24-meat-poultry.md) | +8.1% | +6.2% |
| SBM | 2021-01-11 | [Poultry sector predicts losses of over  ₹1k-cr \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49302-poultry-sector-predicts-losses-of-over-1k-cr-india-news.md) | +4.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/13669-poultry-sector-takes-a-covid-19-punch-charges-on

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