# Outlook 2020: Welfare and price issues split poultry sector - Farmers Weekly

> A Farmers Weekly outlook piece says the UK poultry sector faces an imbalance between supply and demand, Brexit tariff risks and pressure to cut emissions. It notes growing demand for eggs and poultrymeat and a shift toward higher-welfare production.

- Date: 2019-12-29 · published 2019-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55593-outlook-2020-welfare-and-price-issues-split-poultry-sector-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Feed cost management and fixed-price feed contracts are highlighted as key concerns for UK poultry producers in 2020. The piece offers little direct price signal for global feed commodities.

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/meat-prices/outlook-2020-welfare-and-price-issues-split-poultry-sector

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