USA: Broiler market overview for 21 weeks 2023

Average prices for chicken cuts showed positive dynamics against the backdrop of rising prices for all types of cuts, with the exception of MMO minced MEAT, which has become cheaper for the second week in a row.

Amid the spread of bird flu in Brazil, the US is considering a strategy to vaccinate turkeys against bird flu. The US is working on an avian flu vaccination scenario targeting turkeys in several states with the most turkey farms, which best fits a cost-benefit strategy, the US chief veterinarian said Tuesday. However, the vaccination decision has not yet been made, said Rosemary Sifford, who is also the Associate Administrator of the Veterinary Services Program at the Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Any vaccination strategy has to be a very targeted strategy…I would certainly not expect vaccinationwill be widely distributed,” Sifford added. She sees "no positive results" in vaccinating chickens because they have a short lifespan.

Price dynamics and sales volumes of broilers

Average weighted price for broilers by region

Region

Weighted average price, cents/pound

Sales volume (thousand pounds)

Week 20

Week 21

Growth per week,%

Week 20

Week 21

Growth per week,%

Oriental

142.39

142.67

0.2%

4600

4663

1.4%

Central

138.97

139.08

0.1%

3 243

2974

-8.3%

West

147.11

147.53

0.3%

3035

2995

-1.3%

Dynamics of prices for chicken cutting

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