# Chicken Prices Hold Near 30,000 Won Even as Poultry Costs Fall 37% - Seoul Economic Daily

> Factory prices for No. 9-10 chickens, the size used most for fried chicken, fell to 3,308 won per kg in late September, down over 37% from a March peak, according to the Korea Poultry Association. Fried chicken chains have kept menu prices flat, with some chains reluctant to lower prices or restore portion sizes.

- Date: 2026-09-27 · published 2026-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17599-chicken-prices-hold-near-30-000-won-even-as-poultry-costs-fall-37-seoul
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower poultry input costs in Korea reflect recovered supply after avian influenza disruption, a bearish signal for chicken feed-linked demand and margins. Retail stickiness means the price decline is not passing through to consumers.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- en.sedaily.com: https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/09/27/chicken-prices-hold-near-30000-won-even-as-poultry-costs

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