3-18 news: Sanderson: Chicken exports may dip slightly
“We think exports are going to be OK this year. There is not going to be a big drop-off in exports,” he said. “I think a conservative assumption would be that exports out of the U.S. will not be quite as robust as they were a year ago.”
“We do think the value of the dollar versus other currencies is definitely going to affect exports and we do think the worldwide economic situation is going to affect them. But we don't think there is going to be a collapse,” he added. The USDA has predicted that poultry exports will be down 13 percent, while chicken production would drop 3 percent.