# World Meat Prices Slipped in October, and Only Chicken Held Its Ground

> The FAO meat price index fell 1.2% in October, as quotations for pork, sheep meat, and beef declined while poultry prices were unchanged. The FAO attributed the drop in pig meat mainly to weaker EU quotations; sheep prices eased from record highs but remained above year-earlier levels.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T09:07:40.875Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91481-world-meat-prices-slipped-in-october-and-only-chicken-held-its-ground
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower pork, sheep, and beef prices suggest softer near-term procurement costs for meat buyers, while unchanged poultry prices indicate steadier pricing. The article reports no material shift in global chicken supply despite disease in one Brazilian state.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: neutral
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2016-11-01 | [Prices for protein under pressure \| Meatpoultry.com \| October 31, 2016 21:11 \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73877-prices-for-protein-under-pressure-meatpoultry-com-october-31-2016-21-11-meat.md) | -1.4% | +0.5% |
| HOGS | 2026-07-27 | [Chicken Surplus Pressures Broiler Prices as Pork Output Beats Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18504-chicken-surplus-pressures-broiler-prices-as-pork-output-beats-forecasts.md) | -1.9% | -12.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-04-06 | [Record pig herd and stymied demand hits hog prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53801-record-pig-herd-and-stymied-demand-hits-hog-prices.md) | -4.4% | +26.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-13 | [As meat supplies grow for export demand, trade and tariff doubts hurt on-farm prices \| 2018-09-13  \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63200-as-meat-supplies-grow-for-export-demand-trade-and-tariff-doubts-hurt-on-farm.md) | +9.2% | +25.9% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-21 | [U.S. Pork Supply Outlook: Hog Slaughter, Weights and Price Trends Heading Into the Holidays - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8804-u-s-pork-supply-outlook-hog-slaughter-weights-and-price-trends-heading-into-the.md) | -1.7% | -6.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-12-23 | [Cattle prices declined in October - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73417-cattle-prices-declined-in-october-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +3.7% | +6.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-11-01 | [Prices for protein under pressure \| Meatpoultry.com \| October 31, 2016 21:11 \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73877-prices-for-protein-under-pressure-meatpoultry-com-october-31-2016-21-11-meat.md) | -0.6% | +7.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-09-13 | [As meat supplies grow for export demand, trade and tariff doubts hurt on-farm prices \| 2018-09-13  \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63200-as-meat-supplies-grow-for-export-demand-trade-and-tariff-doubts-hurt-on-farm.md) | +2.1% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- meatborsa.com: https://meatborsa.com/en/blog/world-meat-prices-slipped-in-october-and-only-chicken-held-its-ground

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