# US chicken prices surge amid tight supplies
						 | The Poultry Site

> Wholesale US chicken prices keep rising as restaurant demand pressures supplies of certain cuts. Boneless skinless breasts traded at $1.91 per pound versus 93 cents a year earlier, well above the 2015-2019 average.

- Date: 2021-06-13 · published 2021-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46744-us-chicken-prices-surge-amid-tight-supplies-the-poultry-site
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Restaurant-driven demand for breast meat and wings, combined with higher feed costs, keeps chicken prices elevated and supports poultry feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/us-chicken-prices-surge-amid-tight-supplies

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