# Brazil at the centre of poultry turmoil

> Rabobank's Q3 poultry results forecast Brazil's poultry exports to fall 10% and production 3% after the EU delisted 20 Brazilian plants over salmonella concerns. It also cites China's safeguard measures and expected trade disruption from US-China tariffs.

- Date: 2018-06-28 · published 2018-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64663-brazil-at-the-centre-of-poultry-turmoil
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Brazilian poultry sector cuts meat supply and lowers domestic feed demand in Brazil, while potential soybean sourcing shifts toward Brazil could support Brazilian soy prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-04-02 | [Bad weather and the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) increase agricultural and livestock prices in South Korea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12940-bad-weather-and-the-spread-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-ai-increase.md) | +0.1% | +12.1% |
| SOY | 2019-11-05 | [China's Cooking Oil Market Boils Amid Pork Shortage, Low Soy Stocks \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56155-china-s-cooking-oil-market-boils-amid-pork-shortage-low-soy-stocks-esm-magazine.md) | -2.2% | -5.9% |
| SOY | 2025-08-29 | [Is the U.S. Corn and Soybean Crop Getting Smaller? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13062-is-the-u-s-corn-and-soybean-crop-getting-smaller-agweb.md) | -2.1% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2026-10-07 | [Rain-soaked harvest raises quality red flags: What it means for yields and basis in the western Corn Belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12956-rain-soaked-harvest-raises-quality-red-flags-what-it-means-for-yields-and-basis.md) | -1.5% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2019-08-08 | [Hog Virus May Matter More for China Soy Buyers Than Trade War - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11476-hog-virus-may-matter-more-for-china-soy-buyers-than-trade-war-bloomberg.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2018/06/28/Brazil-at-the-centre-of-poultry-turmoil/

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