# What does bird flu mean for chicken prices at grocery store?

> Canadian grocery chicken prices are expected to remain unchanged despite the bird flu outbreak, according to Dalhousie University analyst Sylvain Charlebois. He credits the Canadian supply management system with supporting farmers and stabilizing prices.

- Date: 2022-03-30 · published 2022-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42401-what-does-bird-flu-mean-for-chicken-prices-at-grocery-store
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Supply management insulates Canadian chicken prices from the U.S. avian influenza supply shock, so little direct pressure on feed demand or chicken price is expected in Canada.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- thestar.com: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/bird-flu-is-back-on-canadian-soil-what-will-it-mean-for-chicken-prices-at/article_1f9a8f58-c0eb-52a4-95ae-eecd109c9f44.html

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