USA: Broiler Market Review Week 23, 2021

Average broiler prices in the US market as of May 28, 2021 showed an upward trend. The average cost of broilers in May 2021 was 105.41 cents/lb (+3.9% mom), with total sales of around 42,676 thousand pounds (+3% mom).

In regional markets, prices for poultry in all categories rose, with the highest increase in prices for birds weighing 3.51 pounds or more (+3.45 cents).  

 

BROILER COST, USA (weighted average price)

 

Period

Price, US cents/pound

Change, US cents/pound

Sales volume, thousand pounds

Week 23

107.24

+1.40

9787

Week 22

105.83

 

10896

Week 23 in 2020

73.15

+34.09

7922

Average weighted price for broilers by region

 

Region

Price range, cents/pound

Weighted average price,

Change, cents

Sold (thousand pounds)

 

cents/pound

 

Eastern region

82.00-137.00

106.47

+0.52

4333

 

central region

80.00-116.00

103.64

+1.02

2474

 

Western region

100.00-142.00

111.33

+0.94

2980

   

 

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