# Top US chicken producers grow production, plan expansion | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> WATT's annual survey shows the top US broiler companies raised or maintained production in 2018, with output up about 0.6 percent. Many companies also invested in new plants and facility upgrades. The survey notes that boneless breast prices hit a record low in 2018 and that 2019 may be difficult for the industry.

- Date: 2019-03-07 · published 2019-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60210-top-us-chicken-producers-grow-production-plan-expansion-wattagnet-wattpoultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Continued expansion adds broiler supply into a market already showing weak breast meat prices, which points to lower chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/processing-slaughter/article/15527484/top-us-chicken-producers-grow-production-plan-expansion-wattagnet

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