# Virus-ready poultry producer can't escape supply chain shock - Poultry Producer

> Groupe Westco, which raises about 80% of New Brunswick's chicken, faces a glut of product after pandemic supply chain disruption. The company ramped up biosecurity and operations but still struggles with surplus birds.

- Date: 2020-05-26 · published 2020-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53285-virus-ready-poultry-producer-can-t-escape-supply-chain-shock-poultry-producer
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Regional oversupply of chicken weighs on local poultry prices and reduces demand for feed in eastern Canada.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- poultryproducer.com: https://poultryproducer.com/virus-ready-poultry-producer-cant-escape-supply-chain-shock/

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