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China warned that the coronavirus outbreak will have a sustained impact on its poultry and egg supply. Poultry prices have plunged, and movement restrictions and extended holidays have paralysed the supply chain, leaving farmers with large inventories of birds and eggs as restaurant and canteen demand collapsed.
One company reported losses above 100 million yuan.
Large unsold poultry inventories and weaker demand reduce near-term feed purchases by Chinese poultry farms, which is bearish for feed grains and meal demand from China.
reuters.comSophie YuFeb 18, 2020
scmp.comReutersFeb 18, 2020After 175 past bearish disease events, Corn moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 167 past bearish disease events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (40% higher; middle half -1.8% to +1.4%), and -0.8% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
