date:May 18, 2012
s., an increase of close to 1.8 percent over 2012 levels. Production and export forecasts point to 22.7 percent of production to be exported in 2013, compared with 22.8 percent in 2012.
Stronger economic conditions, a forecasted decline in feed costs, and strong prices for competitive meats, broiler integrators are expected to have an incentive to expand production, ERS said. The agency forecasted broiler production to increase 2.5 percent in 2013, after a forecast decrease of 1.6 percent in 20