# Rabobank Global Poultry Quarterly: Promising Outlook for 2018—Although Avian Influenza Concerns Are Rising - Poultry News

> Rabobank's Global Poultry Quarterly expects a promising 2018 outlook for the global poultry industry, with demand growth in most markets except China. It warns that avian influenza could return in the Northern Hemisphere winter and that red meat competition will grow as supplies rise.

- Date: 2017-12-18 · published 2017-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67618-rabobank-global-poultry-quarterly-promising-outlook-for-2018-although-avian
- 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

Stable poultry demand and lower feed prices in early 2018 support feed use. The main risks are avian influenza and rising competition from pork and beef, which could weigh on chicken prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-01-12 | [Poultry Quarterly Q1 2018—Promising Outlook But Rising AI Concerns Require Supply Growth Discipline - Perishable News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67131-poultry-quarterly-q1-2018-promising-outlook-but-rising-ai-concerns-require.md) | +1.7% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2024-09-04 | [How poultry economics are evolving in the era of avian influenza - FCC
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28469-how-poultry-economics-are-evolving-in-the-era-of-avian-influenza-fcc-the.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2018-11-15 | [Rabobank: Animal protein could face trade challenges again in 2019 \| 2018-11-15  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61976-rabobank-animal-protein-could-face-trade-challenges-again-in-2019-2018-11-15.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-12-27 | [‘Positive outlook’ for poultry in 2020 - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55717-positive-outlook-for-poultry-in-2020-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| 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 | 2018-01-12 | [Poultry Quarterly Q1 2018—Promising Outlook But Rising AI Concerns Require Supply Growth Discipline - Perishable News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67131-poultry-quarterly-q1-2018-promising-outlook-but-rising-ai-concerns-require.md) | +7.1% | +11.0% |
| SBM | 2022-07-19 | [Rabobank Poultry Report forecasts challenging global and U.S. markets \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40637-rabobank-poultry-report-forecasts-challenging-global-and-u-s-markets-the.md) | +3.2% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- poultrynews.co.uk: https://www.poultrynews.co.uk/business-politics/economics/rabobank-global-poultry-quarterly-promising-outlook-for-2018-although-avian-influenza-concerns-are-rising.html

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