# Turkey Farmers Recovering From Two Years of Losses

> USDA data show US turkey production is recovering, with 198.5 million birds raised in 2026, up about 3% from 2025, the first increase since 2023. Stronger domestic and export demand and lower cold storage stocks have improved grower returns, though disease and higher feed costs remain risks.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T18:07:14.225Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82066-turkey-farmers-recovering-from-two-years-of-losses
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rising turkey output adds modest feed demand for corn and soybean meal, while higher feed costs could pressure growers into 2027.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-07-11 | [Weekly soymeal, beef sales carve new marketing-year lows - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5659-weekly-soymeal-beef-sales-carve-new-marketing-year-lows-pro-farmer.md) | -0.9% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2021-02-16 | [Market Trends Report - February & March 2021 - Grain Farmers of Ontario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9249-market-trends-report-february-and-march-2021-grain-farmers-of-ontario.md) | +1.5% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2026-08-21 | [Pro Farmer National Forecast: Corn Falls Short of Last Year's Record, But Soybeans Eye New Milestone - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12967-pro-farmer-national-forecast-corn-falls-short-of-last-year-s-record-but.md) | +5.3% | +9.1% |
| CORN | 2019-08-12 | [Farm Service Agency Cites Record Number of Prevented Planting Acres](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11739-farm-service-agency-cites-record-number-of-prevented-planting-acres.md) | -6.0% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2025-12-01 | [25/26 wheat and barley balances to tighten \| News from AA Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12535-25-26-wheat-and-barley-balances-to-tighten-news-from-aa-farmer.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| SBM | 2026-03-10 | [Key takeaways from the March WASDE report - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20103-key-takeaways-from-the-march-wasde-report-pro-farmer.md) | +0.1% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2022-01-17 | [Market Trends Report – January & February 2022 - Grain Farmers of Ontario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11815-market-trends-report-january-and-february-2022-grain-farmers-of-ontario.md) | -9.7% | +3.3% |
| SBM | 2023-11-10 | [Recovering demand for protein meals drives oilseeds consumpti ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33164-recovering-demand-for-protein-meals-drives-oilseeds-consumpti.md) | +3.6% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/turkey-farmers-recovering-from-two-years-of-losses

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