# Broiler placements hold 2% faster than last year - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA data show 189.6 million broiler-type chicks placed in the week, up 1.207 million on the week and 1% on the year, with cumulative 2026 placements 2% ahead of 2025. Egg sets were 246 million, slightly above a year earlier, and the USDA will release its updated annual broiler production projection next Tuesday.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T03:07:22.599Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80983-broiler-placements-hold-2-faster-than-last-year-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Steady expansion in US broiler placements signals rising chicken supply ahead, which can cap chicken prices and support steady corn and soybean meal demand from integrators.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Sorghum acres fall below year ago levels - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18852-sorghum-acres-fall-below-year-ago-levels-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.1% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Ethanol production, stocks down on week, up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30719-ethanol-production-stocks-down-on-week-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2017-11-30 | [Sorghum exports notch new marketing year high - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68049-sorghum-exports-notch-new-marketing-year-high-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-15 | [Ethanol production, stocks creep higher - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30242-ethanol-production-stocks-creep-higher-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2025-01-02 | [Corn grind, soybean crush down on month, up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26614-corn-grind-soybean-crush-down-on-month-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2021-03-03 | [USDA FAS lowers Argentina soybean outlook - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47978-usda-fas-lowers-argentina-soybean-outlook-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | -6.9% |
| SBM | 2022-06-30 | [Corn, wheat fall after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40957-corn-wheat-fall-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.8% | +4.4% |
| SBM | 2023-11-01 | [September corn grind, soybean crush both up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33273-september-corn-grind-soybean-crush-both-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.7% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/broiler-placements-hold-2-faster-than-last-year/

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