# National Chicken Council | Meat Sales Surged 77% the Week of March 15 Amid Growing COVID-19 Cases

> The National Chicken Council's data page reports that meat sales surged 77% in the week of March 15 as COVID-19 cases grew. The page otherwise presents general industry statistics on broiler production, exports and prices.

- Date: 2020-03-23 · published 2020-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54283-national-chicken-council-meat-sales-surged-77-the-week-of-march-15-amid-growing
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp jump in retail chicken sales signals strong domestic demand that supports broiler prices and feed grain consumption.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-06 | [International Grains Council has meeting in Paris \| Dry Bulk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61760-international-grains-council-has-meeting-in-paris-dry-bulk.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2018-03-29 | [Market Perspectives - March 29, 2018 - Page 7 of 11 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66084-market-perspectives-march-29-2018-page-7-of-11-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +4.8% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2019-12-19 | [China Hog Production Seeing Slight Recovery Amid Measures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55587-china-hog-production-seeing-slight-recovery-amid-measures.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-07-11 | [Weekly soymeal, beef sales carve new marketing-year lows - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5659-weekly-soymeal-beef-sales-carve-new-marketing-year-lows-pro-farmer.md) | -0.9% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-07-29 | [Egg and chicken prices are climbing, and that's good news for India's big poultry companies - aviNews, the global poultry magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18507-egg-and-chicken-prices-are-climbing-and-that-s-good-news-for-india-s-big.md) | -3.5% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- nationalchickencouncil.org: https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/meat-sales-surged-77-the-week-of-march-15-amid-growing-covid-19-cases/

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