# Chicken wings, breast meat offer reprieve amidst inflation - CoBank
						 | The Poultry Site

> CoBank reports retail and wholesale prices for chicken wings and boneless breast meat have fallen sharply in recent months. The report says lower prices give grocers and restaurants an opportunity to feature chicken as an inflation-friendly protein ahead of the grilling season.

- Date: 2023-04-13 · published 2023-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36556-chicken-wings-breast-meat-offer-reprieve-amidst-inflation-cobank-the-poultry
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower wholesale chicken prices signal softer poultry demand relative to supply and may encourage promotions that lift volumes, while US beef production falling to its lowest since 2017 could support substitution toward chicken.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2023/04/chicken-wings-breast-meat-offer-reprieve-amidst-inflation-cobank

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