Guangdong live-chicken sales have reportedly contracted by more than half since March of last year, and farm-gate prices at one point fell to about a third of production cost. Farms in Sanshui, Foshan, report heavy losses and no clear recovery in the broiler market.
Oversupply and weak demand in Guangdong push chicken prices far below cost, which can force farm closures and cut flock sizes later. Lower poultry output over time would reduce feed demand, but the near-term effect is weak prices for chicken meat.
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