# 8 CoBank projections on state of US poultry industry | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> 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.

- Date: 2018-04-03 · published 2018-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65659-8-cobank-projections-on-state-of-us-poultry-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/blogs/blog/15524752/8-cobank-projections-on-state-of-us-poultry-industry-wattagnet

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