# Poultry Quarterly Q1 2018—Promising Outlook But Rising AI Concerns Require Supply Growth Discipline - Perishable News

> Rabobank's Q1 2018 poultry outlook calls the global industry's prospects promising, citing demand growth outside China and lower feed prices in the first half of 2018. It warns that avian influenza risk during the northern winter and rising competition from pork and beef need disciplined supply growth.

- Date: 2018-01-12 · published 2018-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67131-poultry-quarterly-q1-2018-promising-outlook-but-rising-ai-concerns-require
- 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

Solid poultry demand supports feed use, but Rabobank's note on low feed prices and possible AI-driven supply disruption makes the feed outlook mixed.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-18 | [Rabobank Global Poultry Quarterly: Promising Outlook for 2018—Although Avian Influenza Concerns Are Rising - Poultry News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67618-rabobank-global-poultry-quarterly-promising-outlook-for-2018-although-avian.md) | +0.8% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2017-12-14 | [Rabobank: Promising outlook for poultry in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67616-rabobank-promising-outlook-for-poultry-in-2018.md) | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-02-14 | [Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: February 2019 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60540-livestock-dairy-and-poultry-outlook-february-2019-economic-research-service.md) | -1.4% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2026-03-09 | [Outlook for feed costs holds steady as weak dollar supports exports - Southern Livestock \| Cattle Producer News \| Cattle Market Reports \| Bull Sale Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20279-outlook-for-feed-costs-holds-steady-as-weak-dollar-supports-exports-southern.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-02-05 | [Central America Regional Supply and Market Outlook - February 5, 2019 - Guatemala \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60532-central-america-regional-supply-and-market-outlook-february-5-2019-guatemala.md) | +0.0% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2017-12-18 | [Rabobank Global Poultry Quarterly: Promising Outlook for 2018—Although Avian Influenza Concerns Are Rising - Poultry News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67618-rabobank-global-poultry-quarterly-promising-outlook-for-2018-although-avian.md) | -2.4% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2017-12-14 | [Rabobank: Promising outlook for poultry in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67616-rabobank-promising-outlook-for-poultry-in-2018.md) | -2.9% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2022-11-16 | [Renewable diesel projected to turbo charge U.S. biofuel growth – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15355-renewable-diesel-projected-to-turbo-charge-u-s-biofuel-growth-agrinews.md) | -1.2% | +10.1% |

## Sources

- perishablenews.com: https://perishablenews.com/meatpoultry/poultry-quarterly-q1-2018-promising-outlook-but-rising-ai-concerns-require-supply-growth-discipline/

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