# Food costs jump again in April on higher dairy, poultry prices | 2022-05-11 | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> US consumer prices for food rose 1% in April, led by chicken, dairy and eggs, with egg prices up 10.3% and chicken up 3.4%. Overall CPI rose 8.3% year on year, and the meats, poultry, fish and eggs index was up 14.3%.

- Date: 2022-05-11 · published 2022-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41409-food-costs-jump-again-in-april-on-higher-dairy-poultry-prices-2022-05-11-agri
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent food inflation and strong poultry and dairy retail prices reflect tight supplies, supporting demand for poultry and milk products.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-04-21 | [Dairy outlook 2026: Higher milk production and stronger prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19713-dairy-outlook-2026-higher-milk-production-and-stronger-prices.md) | -0.0% | +0.6% |
| MILK | 2024-08-20 | [Dairy Demand Comes to Life, Pushes Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28948-dairy-demand-comes-to-life-pushes-prices-higher.md) | +0.1% | +12.9% |
| MILK | 2025-05-16 | [USDA Hikes 2025 Dairy Price Forecasts, Expects Lower Prices In 2026 - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24833-usda-hikes-2025-dairy-price-forecasts-expects-lower-prices-in-2026-cheese.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |
| MILK | 2026-02-12 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast, Also Boosts Dairy Product, Milk Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20613-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-also-boosts-dairy-product-milk-price.md) | -0.3% | +6.9% |
| MILK | 2026-05-12 | [USDA projects more milk production, dairy trade, and higher 2026 milk prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19254-usda-projects-more-milk-production-dairy-trade-and-higher-2026-milk-prices.md) | -0.4% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/17677-food-costs-jump-again-in-april-on-higher-dairy-poultry-prices

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