The article reports that broiler prices rose after chicken consumption recovered from earlier avian-influenza effects while reduced chick placements tightened supply. However, poultry farmers interviewed in Hebei said higher feed, chick, medicine, and other costs were eroding their returns despite higher selling prices.
Higher feed costs raise poultry production expenses and can squeeze producers’ margins, while reduced placements and recovering consumption support chicken prices. The report does not identify a new change in feed-ingredient supply or prices.
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