USA: Week 3 Broiler Market Review 2022

The average prices for broilers in the US market as of January 21, 2022 showed a negative trend for the first time in a fairly long period (the last 10 weeks). Over the week, the price tag fell immediately by 1.8%, while the fall in prices for broilers did not lead to an increase in sales, which, on the contrary, decreased by 5.8%.  

Average broiler price in December 2021 was 124.39c/lb (+17.9% MoM, +50.8% YoY), with total sales of around 51,025k pounds (+16.1% MoM) , +15.1% per year).

In the United States , more and more cases of avian influenza are being detected in wild birds. On Friday, the USDA reported the country's first case of the Eurasian H5 virus since 2016, and on Tuesday said all three cases were H5N1, raising the risk of potential poultry infection. This strain has caused a wave of bird flu outbreaks in poultry in Europe and Asia.

The latest U.S. cases have been in Colleton County, South Carolina, where the infection was found in a wild duck, and Hyde County, North Carolina, according to the USDA.

The USDA has advised poultry producers to review safety measures to ensure the HEALTH of their flocks and has said people should wear gloves when handling wild birds.

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BROILER COST, usa (weighted average price)

Period

Price, US cents/pound

Change, US cents/pound

Sales volume, thousand pounds

Week 3

131.76

-2.46

9915

Week 2

134.21

10528

Week 3 in 2021

82.84

+48.92

9701

Price dynamics and sales volumes of broilers