# Chicken wing prices are soaring

> US retail frozen chicken wing prices reached $3.71 per pound, 48% above a year earlier, according to USDA data. Breast prices rose 7.6% while whole chicken prices fell slightly. Wing demand has surged with takeout and delivery growth.

- Date: 2022-01-27 · published 2022-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43282-chicken-wing-prices-are-soaring
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

The shift in demand toward wings reflects consumer preference rather than a broad supply shortage, so it has limited direct effect on feed grain or meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- axios.com: https://www.axios.com/2022/01/27/buffalo-chicken-wing-inflation-prices

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