# Meat Conference Report: Market outlook remains positive for poultry, beef, pork – for now | 2019-03-05  | MEAT+POULTRY

> At the Annual Meat Conference, analysts presented an outlook for poultry, beef and pork, with low concern about drought in 2019. Corn plantings are expected to rise to 93 million acres from 89 million, and the poultry industry expects broiler output to rise about 2 percent. Chicken profitability was thin in 2018, and seven new plants are coming online over 2019 to 2021.

- Date: 2019-03-05 · published 2019-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60213-meat-conference-report-market-outlook-remains-positive-for-poultry-beef-pork
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected corn plantings and broiler growth point to ample feed grain and chicken supply, which supports steady to lower prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/20970-meat-conference-report-market-outlook-remains-positive-for-poultry-beef-pork-for-now

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