Feed Strategy Conference

CoBank’s Will Sawyer will delve into the global issues impacting supply and demand for poultry meat and other commodities in 2020. His talk will provide both a short- and long-term view of the animal protein sector and examine the factors influencing grain costs and feed production to help industry stakeholders plan for the year ahead.

The rise of plant-based animal protein alternatives has captured headlines over the five years, but how much market share can traditional meat production lose to these alternatives? Rabobank’s Christine McCracken will explore the growth of this sector, its appeal to consumers, and provide insight into what poultry and meat producers can expect in the future.

Drawing from the largest repository of purchase, media, social, causal and loyalty data, IRI will use its exclusive market intelligence to explore current and future US consumer poultry purchasing trends as they relate to antibiotic-free production, slow-growth broilers and feeding specifications, such as all-vegetable diets.

Changing consumer desires and the rapid development of new technologies are reshaping poultry production. Aidan Connolly, president of AgriTech Capital and CEO of Cainthus, will explore the new technologies likely to impact how poultry will be fed and raised in 30 years, and identify which are the most technically feasible, economically practical and acceptable to consumers.

Four feed industry stakeholders gather to discuss the trends and issues critical to poultry feed production over the next 12 months.