Netherlands: Continued strong poultry meat market in 2023

The outlook for the Dutch poultry sector remains favourable. Feed prices continue to fall and competitive meat such as pork and beef remain relatively expensive. Because the prices of chicken will also fall slightly, demand remains high. A possible outbreak of bird flu in the poultry sector in Brazil could change this outlook. This could have a positive effect for poultry farmers in Europe. Rabobank reports this in its quarterly update on the broiler sector. The Dutch poultry meat market remains relatively strong and has improved somewhat since the beginning of the year, with seasonally higher demand for chicken. Prices for broilers have been relatively stable for some time with a slight price pressure at the beginning of June. On the positive side, feed prices have fallen sharply compared to last year. Feed prices are now 11% below the level of January 2023 and 20% below the level of May last year. Hatching egg prices had risen last year due to higher demand from the Middle East ...