Total broiler production in 2020 was 44.57 billion pounds, up 1.5 percent over 2019 despite the COVID interruptions to slaughter facilities. This is the 18th year out of the last 20 where year-over-year broiler meat production increased. The two exceptions were in 2009 and 2012, which were impacted by high feed prices.
Reviewing the most recent annual SEC 10-K financial reports, chicken companies are advising about the impact of feed costs:
10 percent increase in corn and soymeal related to approximately $300 million in increased costs $0.10/bushel increase in corn or $10/MT increase in soybeans equates to roughly $25 million in EBIT
Of course, the impact of feed prices depends on the purchasing and hedging of feed costs. Taken on...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
