# Harim Q3 operating profit falls 71% as chicken prices drop

> Harim reported third-quarter operating profit of 5.36 billion won, down 71% from a year earlier, with operating margin falling from 4.5% to 1.3%. The company attributed the decline to reduced chicken supply from highly pathogenic avian influenza and lower broiler prices.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T00:07:29.038Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80637-harim-q3-operating-profit-falls-71-as-chicken-prices-drop
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Avian influenza cutting poultry supply and weakening broiler prices reduces Korean chicken processor margins. This lowers near-term chicken-meal demand from processors, a modest bearish signal for feed ingredients in Korea.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- newspim.com: https://www.newspim.com/news/view/20261105000035

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