# U.S. Turkey Farmers See Production Rebound After Two Tough Years

> U.S. turkey numbers rose about 3% in 2026 to 198.5 million birds, the first year-over-year increase since 2023, while inspected turkey meat production was projected to increase 6% to 5.13 billion pounds. Strong domestic demand, expanding exports and lower cold-storage inventories are supporting prices and producer returns, though disease remains a risk and production is expected to edge higher again in 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T15:10:45.282Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91912-u-s-turkey-farmers-see-production-rebound-after-two-tough-years
- Commodities: [Turkey](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TURKEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Greater turkey output adds poultry supply, while solid demand and tighter inventories help support prices. Higher corn and soybean meal costs could squeeze producer margins and sustain feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- TURKEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-04 | [Corn production likely to fall after record 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20626-corn-production-likely-to-fall-after-record-2025.md) | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-05-12 | [Report Reaction \| Wheat futures surge after USDA pegs production well below trade expectations - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10791-report-reaction-wheat-futures-surge-after-usda-pegs-production-well-below-trade.md) | +1.8% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2024-11-08 | [PF Reaction to USDA's Reports \| November 8, 2024 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27341-pf-reaction-to-usda-s-reports-november-8-2024-pro-farmer.md) | -1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-07-17 | [Global grain production to fall by 69 mln tons after record harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5065-global-grain-production-to-fall-by-69-mln-tons-after-record-harvest.md) | +4.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-09 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Down from September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50491-u-s-corn-and-soybean-production-down-from-september.md) | +3.7% | +7.4% |
| SBM | 2020-10-09 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Down from September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50491-u-s-corn-and-soybean-production-down-from-september.md) | +3.6% | +8.0% |
| SBM | 2021-01-14 | [Argentine soyabean production to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49004-argentine-soyabean-production-to-fall.md) | -3.0% | -5.9% |
| SBM | 2023-06-30 | [PF Report Reaction: Acreage shocker from USDA - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35512-pf-report-reaction-acreage-shocker-from-usda-pro-farmer.md) | +1.6% | +11.9% |

## Sources

- farms.com: https://www.farms.com/ag-industry-news/u-s-turkey-farmers-see-production-rebound-after-two-tough-years-114.aspx

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