# World Feed Panorama: Avian flu, oversupply slowing growth | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> The WATT World Feed Panorama reports global compound feed output reached 893.2 million tonnes in 2016, up just 1.0% from 2015. Slowdown factors include avian influenza in Europe and Asia, oversupply in Asia and China's currency devaluation.

- Date: 2017-05-09 · published 2017-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71129-world-feed-panorama-avian-flu-oversupply-slowing-growth-wattagnet-wattpoultry
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Slower global compound feed growth reduces demand growth for feed grains and proteins, a bearish factor for ingredient prices if the trend continues into 2017.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-02-10 | [eFeedLink - The end of a trend? World feed output stops growing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54565-efeedlink-the-end-of-a-trend-world-feed-output-stops-growing.md) | -1.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-10-24 | [Avian Flu Still Dampens Poultry Numbers - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39138-avian-flu-still-dampens-poultry-numbers-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -1.1% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-09-02 | [Canadian Seed Supply Chain 'Resilient' in Face of COVID: USDA - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51097-canadian-seed-supply-chain-resilient-in-face-of-covid-usda-seed-world.md) | +0.4% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2025-07-07 | [Rabobank’s global poultry industry report: Bird flu, war and potential trade conflicts loom over 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23914-rabobank-s-global-poultry-industry-report-bird-flu-war-and-potential-trade.md) | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2024-04-04 | [Corn and soybean prices extend losses on oversupply forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30757-corn-and-soybean-prices-extend-losses-on-oversupply-forecasts.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2020-02-10 | [eFeedLink - The end of a trend? World feed output stops growing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54565-efeedlink-the-end-of-a-trend-world-feed-output-stops-growing.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2022-10-24 | [Avian Flu Still Dampens Poultry Numbers - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39138-avian-flu-still-dampens-poultry-numbers-mid-west-farm-report.md) | +1.8% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2018-05-15 | [Crush Numbers Confirm Growing Meal Supplies \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65098-crush-numbers-confirm-growing-meal-supplies-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.7% | -9.3% |

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/home/article/15521434/world-feed-panorama-avian-flu-oversupply-slowing-growth-wattagnet

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