US Broiler Market Outlook Week 46, November 17, 2025

Chicken breast showed little price change and maintained high levels. Fillets showed complete stabilization after previous sharp declines. Dark MEAT prices are finding a balance. The only clear decline was in wings, which may be due to a temporary decline in demand from HoReCa (seasonal) and buyers switching to other meats.

Minced meat is becoming more expensive, confirming the trend toward savings and stable demand in the low-price segment.

Overall, the market continues to bottom. Even the decline in wing prices failed to significantly shake the overall index, indicating strong support in other categories. Consumers remain interested in breasts and dark meat, but are temporarily reducing their interest in wings (likely due to price or seasonality). The next one to two weeks could see a sideways trend in the 106-108 range. The key signal for growth is stability in breast prices and a halt in the decline in wing prices.

Price dynamics and sales volumes of broilers

Average weighted price of broilers by region

Region

Average price, cents/pound

Sales volume (thousands of pounds)

Week 45

Week 46

Weekly growth,%

Week 45

Week 46

Weekly growth,%

Oriental

107.22

107.48

0.2%

4,471

4,743

6.1%

Central

86.79

87.08

0.3%

2,985

2,930

-1.8%

West

126.08

126.43

0.3%

2,940

3,001

2.1%

Average weighted price of broilers (carcass, chilled) in the usa

Chicken cutting price dynamics

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