USA: Broiler market review for week 44 from November 7, 2023

Average prices for chicken cuts remain negatively adjusted, which was affected by a decrease in prices for all types of chicken cuts, except for drumsticks and MMO minced meat. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to spread in the United States, with new outbreaks reported in Iowa, Alabama and Alaska. Despite recent efforts to strengthen biosecurity measures across the country, the number of confirmed cases continues to rise. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Management have confirmed a sixth HPAI outbreak in Iowa, the fourth in the past 11 days. While specific details about the affected commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County were not immediately released, there have already been nearly 100,000 confirmed cases of HPAI in the region since Oct. 23, according to the USDA's updated HPAI outbreak map. The USDA previously reported additional cases in Guthrie and Pocahontas counties. At the same time, the USDA ...