# Chicken prices surge after ditching of costly pork for chicks | Philstar.com

> Philippine retail dressed chicken prices rose in February 2021 in nine of 17 regions as consumers switched from expensive pork. NCR averaged P178.89 per kilo, above the government's P160 price limit. Officials said chicken supply was not the problem.

- Date: 2021-03-16 · published 2021-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12934-chicken-prices-surge-after-ditching-of-costly-pork-for-chicks-philstar-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Demand switching from pork to chicken lifts chicken prices, with limited supply response, which may add to local inflation and keep feed demand steady.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- philstar.com: https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/03/16/2084736/chicken-prices-surge-after-ditching-costly-pork-chicks

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