USA: Week 12 Broiler Market Review 2021

Average broiler prices in the US market as of March 26, 2021 showed an upward trend. The average cost of broilers in February 2021 was 82.97 cents/lb (+0.8% mom), with total sales of around 38,765 thousand pounds (+1.4% mom).

In regional markets, prices for poultry of all categories also grew. In general, for the week in the US market there was a decrease in the price tag only for birds weighing 3.51 pounds or more (-1.39 cents).  

BROILER COST, usa (weighted average price)

 

Period

Price, US cents/pound

Change, US cents/pound

Sales volume, thousand pounds

Week 12

86.95

+2.95

9876

Week 11

83.99

 

9977

Week 12 in 2020

83.68

+3.27

9679

Price dynamics and sales volumes of broilers

WEEKLY AVERAGE PRICE FOR BROILERSWeighted average price for broilers by region

Region

Price range, cents/pound

Weighted average price,

Change, cents

Sold (thousand pounds)

 

cents/pound

 

Eastern region

60.00-114.00

84.75

2.01

4376

 

central region

75.00-109.00

88.66

3.24

2343

 

Western region

80.00-116.00

88.71

1.21

3160

   

 

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