# Chicken meat prices rise regardless of whether bird flu spreads to poultry - ABC News

> Australian chicken meat prices are expected to rise in coming months even if H5 bird flu does not reach commercial farms. Ingham's CEO said rising feed and labour costs, plus pressure from the Middle East war, are driving the increase.

- Date: 2026-08-28 · published 2026-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17920-chicken-meat-prices-rise-regardless-of-whether-bird-flu-spreads-to-poultry-abc
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feed and input costs are passing through to broiler pricing, and a farm outbreak would add further upside. Sustained broiler output strength supports demand for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/bird-flu-price-and-supply-of-chicken-australia/107085462

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