# Update: Chicken Market – May 2022

> Mintec reports the three-month average EU chicken price (Mar-May 2022) reached EUR 2,535/MT, 17% above the prior period, as avian influenza cut EU supplies. US chicken averaged USD 3,499/MT, up 26%, on stronger retail and foodservice demand and slow production growth.

- Date: 2022-06-13 · published 2022-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41092-update-chicken-market-may-2022
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced poultry supply from HPAI outbreaks and firm demand support chicken prices, which tends to lift demand for substitute proteins and keeps poultry-feed demand steady.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- mintecglobal.com: https://www.mintecglobal.com/top-stories/update-chicken-market-may-2022

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