# Broiler industry profit margin compression likely in 2020 | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Broiler feed costs have been stable since 2015 but are expected to rise 3% to 5% in 2020. US ready-to-cook chicken output rose nearly 3% in 2019 and is forecast to climb another 3% to more than 45 billion pounds in 2020.

- Date: 2020-01-02 · published 2020-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55241-broiler-industry-profit-margin-compression-likely-in-2020-wattagnet-wattpoultry
- 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

Record broiler supply is expected to weigh on chicken prices, while modestly higher feed costs are a cost pressure for integrators that will support feed demand in the broiler sector.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-12 | [Domestic supply gains raise concern for broiler industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66151-domestic-supply-gains-raise-concern-for-broiler-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | +1.7% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2024-02-05 | [The largest US egg-producing companies of 2024 \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31678-the-largest-us-egg-producing-companies-of-2024-wattpoultry-com.md) | -4.6% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2017-02-06 | [US Broiler Production Forecasts Increase for First Quarter of 2017
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72650-us-broiler-production-forecasts-increase-for-first-quarter-of-2017-the-poultry.md) | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2022-08-02 | [Dairy Margin Watch: July - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40037-dairy-margin-watch-july-dairy-producer.md) | -0.1% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2026-02-04 | [Corn production likely to fall after record 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20626-corn-production-likely-to-fall-after-record-2025.md) | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2018-03-12 | [Domestic supply gains raise concern for broiler industry \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66151-domestic-supply-gains-raise-concern-for-broiler-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |
| SBM | 2024-02-05 | [The largest US egg-producing companies of 2024 \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31678-the-largest-us-egg-producing-companies-of-2024-wattpoultry-com.md) | -2.3% | -6.8% |
| SBM | 2017-02-06 | [US Broiler Production Forecasts Increase for First Quarter of 2017
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72650-us-broiler-production-forecasts-increase-for-first-quarter-of-2017-the-poultry.md) | +3.2% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/article/15530122/broiler-industry-profit-margin-compression-likely-in-2020-wattagnet

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