# US poultry prices fall as cold-storage stocks increase

> Mintec reports the US chicken price fell 13.1% month-on-month to USD 1.3/lb in mid-August 2022 as broiler meat in cold storage rose to 736.4 million pounds. Egg prices also fell 15.8% to USc 15/egg on larger layer hen inventories.

- Date: 2022-08-26 · published 2022-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40162-us-poultry-prices-fall-as-cold-storage-stocks-increase
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising cold-storage stocks and weak export prospects add downward pressure on US chicken prices, which weighs on poultry-meal and feed demand outlooks.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- mintecglobal.com: https://www.mintecglobal.com/top-stories/us-poultry-prices-fall-as-cold-storage-stocks-increase

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