# US senator calls for inquiry into soaring poultry prices
						 | The Poultry Site

> A US senator has called for a Justice Department inquiry into soaring poultry prices, citing a 26% rise in chicken breast prices over the past year. She urged antitrust scrutiny of large industry mergers, including Cargill and Continental Grain's pending purchase of Sanderson Farms. The Justice Department is already investigating price-fixing among some chicken producers.

- Date: 2021-11-23 · published 2021-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44214-us-senator-calls-for-inquiry-into-soaring-poultry-prices-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Political pressure and antitrust action could affect processor consolidation and pricing behavior, but it does not directly change near-term chicken supply or feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2021/11/us-senator-calls-for-inquiry-into-soaring-poultry-prices

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