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CoBank's Quarterly U.S. Rural Economic Review projects U.S. broiler production to rise 3% in 2018, with a slight gain in bird weights early in the year. It also lowers its outlook for integrator margins as competition grows across animal protein and says avian influenza concerns have eased.
Expected growth in U.S. broiler output, with limited expansion because of hatchery flock productivity, points to ample chicken supply and softer margins for integrators.
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