Investment Rating - Investment rating: Positive (maintained) [1] Core Insights - The report highlights supply pressures in the poultry industry, particularly due to overseas avian influenza affecting domestic breeding, leading to a temporary halt in the introduction of grandparent stock, which supports white feather broiler prices in the short term [3][13][19] - The demand for yellow feather broilers is under pressure due to seasonal demand decline and reduced restocking, with prices expected to rebound slightly due to pre-festival demand but remain generally weak [4][28] - Egg prices continue to decline, with high inventory levels prompting accelerated culling of hens, which may provide some support for future egg prices [36] Summary by Sections White Feather Broilers - December 2025 national average sales price for white feather broilers was 7.44 yuan/kg, up by 0.31 yuan/kg month-on-month, with a loss of 0.26 yuan per bird, an increase of 0.75 yuan [3][13] - The total stock of white feather grandparent stock at the end of December was 2.3377 million sets, up by 11.3% month-on-month, with parent stock at 36.9395 million sets, up by 0.1% [15][19] Yellow Feather Broilers - December average sales price for medium-speed yellow feather broilers was 11.77 yuan/kg, down by 3.07% month-on-month, with parent stock sales down by 10.43% [4][28] - Total stock of yellow feather grandparent stock at the end of December was 2.7411 million sets, down by 1.03% month-on-month [4][28] Egg Production - December egg price was 2.89 yuan/kg, down by 0.79% month-on-month, with egg-laying hen profit at -26.60 yuan per bird, an increase of 1.80 yuan [36] - The total stock of laying hens at the end of December was 1.295 billion, down by 0.92% month-on-month, but up by 7.11% year-on-year [36] Sales Performance - December sales volume of white feather chick seedlings was 408 million, remaining stable month-on-month, with parent stock sales up by 17.56% [15][38] - December chicken meat sales varied, with Xiantan Co. reporting a sales volume of 51,200 tons, down by 3.08% month-on-month, but revenue increased by 9.56% [51] - December sales volume of yellow feather broilers varied, with Wens Foodstuffs reporting a sales volume of 109 million birds, down by 7.06% month-on-month [56]