# ASF to drive global poultry flows in 2020 | 2019-12-18  | MEAT+POULTRY

> Rabobank's Poultry Quarterly expects improved poultry returns in 2020 as Asian countries hit by African swine fever turn to chicken as a substitute protein. The bank forecasts China's pork output to fall a further 15% after a 25% drop in 2019.

- Date: 2019-12-18 · published 2019-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55715-asf-to-drive-global-poultry-flows-in-2020-2019-12-18-meat-poultry
- 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

Expected pork shortfalls in Asia support demand for poultry and feed, which is bullish for feed grains and meal demand, though oversupply and volatility remain risks.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-19 | [Outlook 2026: Global growth in poultry meat set to continue - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21214-outlook-2026-global-growth-in-poultry-meat-set-to-continue-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-07-02 | [Improved global poultry outlook, trade flow shifts \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29435-improved-global-poultry-outlook-trade-flow-shifts-meat-poultry.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2020-12-23 | [Rabobank: Challenges ahead for poultry market in 2021 \| 2020-12-23  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49810-rabobank-challenges-ahead-for-poultry-market-in-2021-2020-12-23-meat-poultry.md) | +4.2% | +18.2% |
| CORN | 2020-03-23 | [Rabobank Coronavirus ASF \| 2020-03-23  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54282-rabobank-coronavirus-asf-2020-03-23-meat-poultry.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2020-07-23 | [Rabobank: Global pork production under pandemic pressure \| 2020-07-23  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52128-rabobank-global-pork-production-under-pandemic-pressure-2020-07-23-meat-poultry.md) | -1.9% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2026-01-19 | [Outlook 2026: Global growth in poultry meat set to continue - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21214-outlook-2026-global-growth-in-poultry-meat-set-to-continue-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +2.0% | +5.5% |
| SBM | 2020-03-23 | [Rabobank Coronavirus ASF \| 2020-03-23  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54282-rabobank-coronavirus-asf-2020-03-23-meat-poultry.md) | -0.6% | -12.2% |
| SBM | 2020-07-23 | [Rabobank: Global pork production under pandemic pressure \| 2020-07-23  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52128-rabobank-global-pork-production-under-pandemic-pressure-2020-07-23-meat-poultry.md) | +0.1% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/22359-asf-to-drive-global-poultry-flows-in-2020

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