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In his State of the Union address on Feb. 24, President Trump said prices for beef, chicken and eggs were falling.
Data show chicken and beef prices have risen since January 2025, while egg prices have fallen substantially. Economists attribute these moves to market-specific supply and demand rather than federal policy.
Retail protein prices are being driven by supply and demand, not policy claims, so the political statements do not change the feed or protein price outlook.
cnbc.comGreg IacurciMar 1, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
