# Broiler Bird Weights Keep Lid on Production | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> USDA hatchery data show US broiler egg sets and chick placements running above last year, but poultry slaughter has not risen at the same pace. Bird weights are down about 1 percent from 2016 at 6.13 pounds live weight, moderating from last year's spike.

- Date: 2017-05-31 · published 2017-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71145-broiler-bird-weights-keep-lid-on-production-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lighter birds hold back meat output even as chick placements grow, which keeps chicken supply tighter than hatchery numbers imply. That supports chicken prices and modestly reduces demand for feed grains per unit of output.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-13 | [August WASDE, Crop Production Reports Buoy Expectations for Large Crops \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10467-august-wasde-crop-production-reports-buoy-expectations-for-large-crops-farm.md) | -1.2% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2019-03-25 | [Reviewing County-Level Corn and Soybean Yields in 2018 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59918-reviewing-county-level-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2018-farm-bureau-intel.md) | -5.0% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2023-10-09 | [Short-term outlook of agricultural markets: EU farmers keep up production in spite of adverse weather events - Agriculture and rural development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33554-short-term-outlook-of-agricultural-markets-eu-farmers-keep-up-production-in.md) | -0.2% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2025-01-06 | [USDA’s January WASDE, final production reports could prove pivotal for corn market \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11607-usda-s-january-wasde-final-production-reports-could-prove-pivotal-for-corn.md) | +4.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2019-12-12 | [South American Soybean Production Impact](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55631-south-american-soybean-production-impact.md) | +5.5% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/broiler-bird-weights-keep-lid-on-production

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