
Rabobank expects 2019 to be a year of gradual improvement for the global poultry industry after a 2018 when global poultry trade fell about 2 percent. Volatility is expected in the first half, with better conditions in the second half.
Trade tensions between the US and China, Saudi standards changes, EU plant exclusions for Brazil, and disease risk remain concerns.
A slow recovery in global poultry trade and balanced supply should support chicken prices later in 2019, with volatility remaining in the near term.
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