{"id":43210,"date":"2025-11-14T09:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfs.com\/?page_id=43210"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:23:34","slug":"poultry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gfs.com\/en-us\/trends-inspiration\/trends\/market-updates\/poultry\/","title":{"rendered":"Poultry Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43210\" class=\"elementor elementor-43210\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4e997a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e4e997a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541ffd03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"541ffd03\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-item\">Beef<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-43209\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/en-us\/trends-inspiration\/trends\/market-updates\/pork\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Pork<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-43219\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/en-us\/trends-inspiration\/trends\/market-updates\/poultry\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Poultry<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-43240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/en-us\/trends-inspiration\/trends\/market-updates\/seafood\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Seafood<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-43256\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/en-us\/trends-inspiration\/trends\/market-updates\/soft-commodities\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Soft Commodities<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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menu-item-object-page menu-item-43265\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/en-us\/trends-inspiration\/trends\/market-updates\/dairy\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Dairy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e701a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02e701a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a20dc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a20dc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c6cd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c6cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARKET INTELLIGENCE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8bc4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e8bc4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Poultry Trends<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84ad6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d84ad6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Published on May 4, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1809090 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1809090\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49a94d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b49a94d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c70eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50c70eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe1cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fe1cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overall Chicken Market<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e1317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28e1317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chicken production expanded rapidly in January and February, but has since slowed to a more sustainable 1-2% rate of increase. Demand has been steady and mostly balanced with available supplies, resulting in prices that are currently trending sideways.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e57426 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e57426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc76247 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc76247\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dcfce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dcfce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUPPLY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec781f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"eec781f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1094f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1094f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4fc71a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4fc71a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRICE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935254a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"935254a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33594d1 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33594d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb35c24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb35c24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21046f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21046f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breast Meat<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2647ed e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2647ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534c6f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"534c6f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1366116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1366116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supply<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e29c6f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3e29c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313ba26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"313ba26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf22fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf22fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e54ff elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d7e54ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0cbd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a0cbd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Key Drivers:<\/strong><br \/>Production is up only 1-2%, roughly in line with population growth.<\/p><p>Discounted surplus breast meat has been available in both food service and retail channels recently.<\/p><p>Consumer demand slowed more than is typical for April, but two-thirds of retail outlets have promotions planned.<\/p><p><strong>Outlook:<\/strong> As we enter grilling season, heavy retail promotions are expected to give prices a lift.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dd3dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00dd3dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68775b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a68775b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thigh Meat<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1193dd6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1193dd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4863e3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4863e3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6274267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6274267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supply<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7e857 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1a7e857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f21ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05f21ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f19d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3f19d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02add65 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"02add65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52372bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52372bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Key Drivers:<\/strong><br \/>Thigh meat is currently more expensive than breast meat, which historically limits further price upside to only 28% of the time.<\/p><p>However, demand for dark meat remains firm as grilling season approaches.<\/p><p><strong>Outlook:<\/strong> Assuming breast meat prices get a boost from grilling, thigh meat prices may inch a little higher in tandem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78ca7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f78ca7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13465f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13465f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9de6f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d9de6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d213f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d213f0\" 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The information contained in this monthly market update is for informational purposes only. It represents our best estimates of commodity market conditions and is subject to change without notice. While we strive to provide accurate information, Gordon Food Service cannot guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the content. Any reliance you place on this information is strictly at your own risk.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARKET INTELLIGENCE Poultry Trends Published on May 4, 2026 Overall Chicken Market Chicken production expanded rapidly in January and February, but has since slowed to a more sustainable 1-2% rate of increase. Demand has been steady and mostly balanced with available supplies, resulting in prices that are currently trending sideways. 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