# Poultry production expected to grow 3% annually

> Sanderson Farms estimates US broiler production will grow 3% annually from 2019 through 2021, the fastest expansion since 2005, driven by new processing plants. Per-capita chicken consumption is forecast to reach a record 92.4 pounds this year.

- Date: 2018-02-08 · published 2018-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66647-poultry-production-expected-to-grow-3-annually
- 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

Rapid capacity growth increases broiler supply and could weigh on chicken prices, while supporting strong feed grain and meal demand from the sector.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-11-19 | [US Dairy Prices Jump As Milk Production Growth Slows - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44199-us-dairy-prices-jump-as-milk-production-growth-slows-edairy-news-english.md) | +1.5% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [CoBank: value-added chicken products driving growth in U.S. poultry industry - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2143-cobank-value-added-chicken-products-driving-growth-in-u-s-poultry-industry.md) | -1.5% | — |
| CORN | 2022-05-11 | [Fertilizer prices expected to remain higher for longer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41325-fertilizer-prices-expected-to-remain-higher-for-longer.md) | +2.4% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-12-01 | [Factors Expected to Drive the 2022 Corn Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44073-factors-expected-to-drive-the-2022-corn-market.md) | +8.0% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2019-02-27 | [US Corn Is King Now, but Production Costs Threaten Its Reign](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60638-us-corn-is-king-now-but-production-costs-threaten-its-reign.md) | -0.7% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [CoBank: value-added chicken products driving growth in U.S. poultry industry - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2143-cobank-value-added-chicken-products-driving-growth-in-u-s-poultry-industry.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2019-08-12 | [Argentina farmers digest primary election shock, wait to export despite weaker peso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57427-argentina-farmers-digest-primary-election-shock-wait-to-export-despite-weaker.md) | -0.6% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2022-06-30 | [Inflationary pressure poses big challenge to economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41260-inflationary-pressure-poses-big-challenge-to-economy.md) | -0.8% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/poultry-news/poultry-production-expected-to-grow-3-annually

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