# Turkey Rebound: Stronger Prices Offer Relief, but Feed Costs and Bio-Threats Loom for Indiana Producers

> U.S. turkey production is recovering: farmers raised 198.5 million birds in 2026, up 3% from 2025, while turkey meat production is projected to rise 6%. Domestic use reached 4.7 billion pounds and exports are projected at 461 million pounds, with Indiana accounting for about 10% of the U.S. flock; the article also flags feed costs and respiratory disease risks for producers.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T03:17:51.892Z
- Category: report · region United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90812-turkey-rebound-stronger-prices-offer-relief-but-feed-costs-and-bio-threats-loom
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Growing turkey output and consumption support demand for feed grains and protein meals, particularly corn and soybeans, while higher feed costs can pressure producer margins. The reported expansion is meaningful but does not establish a specific price move.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-26 | [U.S. Poultry Outlook: Higher Broiler Output, Tighter Egg Supply, and Strong Turkey Prices - Poultry Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23349-u-s-poultry-outlook-higher-broiler-output-tighter-egg-supply-and-strong-turkey.md) | +2.1% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-04-05 | [Avian influenza, feed prices and covid-19: a challenge for the recovery of the poultry industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47607-avian-influenza-feed-prices-and-covid-19-a-challenge-for-the-recovery-of-the.md) | +0.4% | +22.0% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [USDA to livestock producers: feed costs are going up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58654-usda-to-livestock-producers-feed-costs-are-going-up.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-12-12 | [China’s animal feed demand to rebound by 8% in 2020 \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55584-china-s-animal-feed-demand-to-rebound-by-8-in-2020-feed-strategy.md) | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2021-03-01 | [North American producers seeing higher meat, grain prices \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12937-north-american-producers-seeing-higher-meat-grain-prices-feed-strategy.md) | +0.6% | +5.4% |
| SOY | 2021-04-05 | [Avian influenza, feed prices and covid-19: a challenge for the recovery of the poultry industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47607-avian-influenza-feed-prices-and-covid-19-a-challenge-for-the-recovery-of-the.md) | +0.1% | +12.1% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [USDA to livestock producers: feed costs are going up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58654-usda-to-livestock-producers-feed-costs-are-going-up.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2021-03-01 | [North American producers seeing higher meat, grain prices \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12937-north-american-producers-seeing-higher-meat-grain-prices-feed-strategy.md) | +2.1% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- 1010wcsi.com: https://1010wcsi.com/hoosier-ag-today/turkey-rebound-stronger-prices-offer-relief-but-feed-costs-and-bio-threats-loom-for-indiana-producers/

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