Total broiler production in 2020 was 44.57 billion pounds, up 1.5 percent over 2019 despite the COVID interruptions to slaughter facilities. This is the 18th year out of the last 20 where year-over-year broiler meat production increased. The two exceptions were in 2009 and 2012, which were impacted by high feed prices.
Reviewing the most recent annual SEC 10-K financial reports, chicken companies are advising about the impact of feed costs:
10 percent increase in corn and soymeal related to approximately $300 million in increased costs $0.10/bushel increase in corn or $10/MT increase in soybeans equates to roughly $25 million in EBIT
Of course, the impact of feed prices depends on the purchasing and hedging of feed costs. Taken on...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...