# Sinking broiler prices, larger inventories suggest weak demand

> Broiler prices have sunk and inventories are larger, pointing to weak chicken demand. Table egg production is rising, and higher feed costs are expected to constrain growth in 2020.

- Date: 2019-06-20 · published 2019-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58751-sinking-broiler-prices-larger-inventories-suggest-weak-demand
- 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

Weaker broiler demand reduces near-term feed grain and meal purchases, while higher expected feed costs weigh on producer margins and output growth.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/sinking-broiler-prices-larger-inventories-suggest-weak-demand

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