Next year, the poultry industry is expected to see a drop in chicken prices and an increase in imports.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Poultry Industry Outlook Report Smooth supply of breeding chickens... Increase in chicken production Expansion of demand for low-priced imported chicken Improvement of domestic self-sufficiency rate of chicken According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released "2026 South Korea Poultry (Chicken) Industry Outlook" report, next year's chicken production in Korea is expected to increase by 0.5% to 925,000 tons compared to last year (920,000 tons) as the supply of breeding chickens becomes smoother. Domestic poultry industry officials predicted that although the price of chicken soared earlier this year due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in Brazilian chicken, it is rapidly declining as imports resume, and the future price is expected to decline further. Currently, due to problems such as infectious diseases and quality issues in the primary breeding stage, there are delays in the supply of chicks, and the ...