# Higher prices of chicken seen | Philstar.com

> Philippine Statistics Authority says whole chicken prices in NCR rose 7.6% month-on-month and 14% year-on-year as of October. Pork prices fell amid African swine fever fears, pushing consumers toward chicken and beef.

- Date: 2019-11-11 · published 2019-11-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56211-higher-prices-of-chicken-seen-philstar-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Substitution from pork to chicken lifts poultry demand and feed-grain usage for broiler production, supporting corn and soybean meal demand in the Philippines.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-03-15 | [China’s beef herd to grow, on the back of high meat prices - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48053-china-s-beef-herd-to-grow-on-the-back-of-high-meat-prices-beef-central.md) | +2.7% | +13.0% |
| HOGS | 2019-10-28 | [Chicken Producers Soar as China Signals End of U.S. Ban - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56715-chicken-producers-soar-as-china-signals-end-of-u-s-ban-bloomberg.md) | -2.0% | -5.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-01-28 | [Soy Prices Are in a Trough After China’s Sick-Pig Slaughter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61089-soy-prices-are-in-a-trough-after-china-s-sick-pig-slaughter.md) | -3.1% | -5.7% |
| HOGS | 2016-12-31 | [China will rely on pork imports - prices over €3 / kg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73455-china-will-rely-on-pork-imports-prices-over-3-kg.md) | -0.9% | +7.3% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-17 | [China's pig fever outbreak a boon for chicken farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62911-china-s-pig-fever-outbreak-a-boon-for-chicken-farmers.md) | +8.7% | +22.3% |
| CORN | 2019-07-10 | [China’s egg prices surge as swine fever boosts demand for chickens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58097-china-s-egg-prices-surge-as-swine-fever-boosts-demand-for-chickens.md) | +0.4% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2016-12-31 | [China will rely on pork imports - prices over €3 / kg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73455-china-will-rely-on-pork-imports-prices-over-3-kg.md) | +0.3% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2019-04-22 | [What happens to hog prices this summer?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59724-what-happens-to-hog-prices-this-summer.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- philstar.com: https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/11/12/1967939/higher-prices-chicken-seen

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