# USDA cuts red meat, poultry outlook as beef, broiler output slips

> USDA lowered its 2026 red meat and poultry production forecast to 107.807 billion pounds, as lower beef and broiler output more than offset increases in pork and turkey. For 2027, it also reduced the total production forecast, citing lower expected beef and broiler output; pork production was raised for 2026, while hog price forecasts were cut amid weak pork cutout values and increased production.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T12:22:06.958Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93483-usda-cuts-red-meat-poultry-outlook-as-beef-broiler-output-slips
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Turkey](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TURKEY.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced beef and broiler supplies are supportive of cattle and chicken prices, while higher pork and turkey production adds supply pressure to those markets. Lower hog price forecasts also signal weaker near-term returns for hog producers, potentially tempering feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- TURKEY: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-01 | [USDA Beef/Cattle Outlook: February 2022 Cattle Range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42657-usda-beef-cattle-outlook-february-2022-cattle-range.md) | +1.8% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-13 | [USDA's outlook for 2023 - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36799-usda-s-outlook-for-2023-morning-ag-clips.md) | -0.5% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-11-19 | [Rabobank releases ‘Global Animal Protein Outlook 2022’ \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44000-rabobank-releases-global-animal-protein-outlook-2022-meat-poultry.md) | +2.5% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-08-13 | [Beef futures climb on tight supply, USDA output cuts - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23464-beef-futures-climb-on-tight-supply-usda-output-cuts-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.1% | -1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-20 | [USDA Outlook Highlights Tight Cattle Supplies and Strong Beef Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18489-usda-outlook-highlights-tight-cattle-supplies-and-strong-beef-prices.md) | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| 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 | 2020-08-07 | [USMEF: June pork, beef exports slide due to COVID-19 \| 2020-08-07  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51579-usmef-june-pork-beef-exports-slide-due-to-covid-19-2020-08-07-meat-poultry.md) | +3.3% | +12.0% |
| HOGS | 2017-10-15 | [USDA-FAS Report: China's Meat and Poultry Import Forecast, 2018 - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68445-usda-fas-report-china-s-meat-and-poultry-import-forecast-2018-farm-policy-news.md) | +6.3% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- nationalhogfarmer.com: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/market-news/usda-cuts-red-meat-poultry-outlook-as-beef-broiler-output-slips

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