# State of the Meat and Poultry Industry 2017: Chicken | 2017-10-20 | National Provisioner | The National Provisioner

> A National Provisioner outlook says the US chicken industry is poised for record production by the end of 2017, with further gains expected in 2018. Feed costs are near 10-year lows, and breast meat prices are seasonally declining while dark meat remains strong.

- Date: 2017-10-20 · published 2017-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68609-state-of-the-meat-and-poultry-industry-2017-chicken-2017-10-20-national
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding chicken output and low feed costs support strong supply, which can pressure chicken prices, while cheap feed supports producer margins and continued flock growth.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- provisioneronline.com: https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/105432-state-of-the-meat-and-poultry-industry-2017-chicken

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