# Domestic supply gains raise concern for broiler industry | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> WATTPoultry reports US broiler producers are optimistic, with 2018 broiler output projected at 43.2 billion pounds RTC, up about 4 percent from 2017. Total US red meat and poultry production is expected to rise 4 percent in 2018.

- Date: 2018-03-12 · published 2018-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66151-domestic-supply-gains-raise-concern-for-broiler-industry-wattagnet-wattpoultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding US broiler and meat output raises feed grain and meal demand, but also adds supply that could weigh on chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-02 | [Broiler industry profit margin compression likely in 2020 \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55241-broiler-industry-profit-margin-compression-likely-in-2020-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-06-16 | [Grains in the crosshairs on tight supply concerns \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5763-grains-in-the-crosshairs-on-tight-supply-concerns-saxo.md) | -2.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2023-12-08 | [USDA’s December WASDE Forecasts Lower Domestic Corn and Wheat Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32629-usda-s-december-wasde-forecasts-lower-domestic-corn-and-wheat-supplies.md) | -2.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-11-09 | [GRAINS-Wheat Drops as USDA Raises Global Supply View; Corn, Soybeans Firm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38644-grains-wheat-drops-as-usda-raises-global-supply-view-corn-soybeans-firm.md) | +1.6% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2019-12-19 | [Domestic poultry production is ramping up: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55598-domestic-poultry-production-is-ramping-up-usda.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2020-01-02 | [Broiler industry profit margin compression likely in 2020 \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55241-broiler-industry-profit-margin-compression-likely-in-2020-wattagnet-wattpoultry.md) | -1.0% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2019-12-19 | [Domestic poultry production is ramping up: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55598-domestic-poultry-production-is-ramping-up-usda.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2025-08-26 | [U.S. Poultry Outlook: Higher Broiler Output, Tighter Egg Supply, and Strong Turkey Prices - Poultry Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23349-u-s-poultry-outlook-higher-broiler-output-tighter-egg-supply-and-strong-turkey.md) | -4.1% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/article/15524413/domestic-supply-gains-raise-concern-for-broiler-industry-wattagnet

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