At farm level, unprecedented fluctuations in demand have placed unique pressures on flock scheduling. Photo: Lex Salverda
Fluctuating demand for poultry meat as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic forced producers to come up with unconventional management measures to delay time to market of broiler flocks and lower stocking densities to dampen supply. This article aims to calculate the impact of stocking density, feed regime and farm productivity, and economics. Global uncertainty in input costs and logistics of access to markets has posed particular challenges for broiler production over the last 2 years. In
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