# What's a chicken wing worth in a COVID-19 pandemic?

> Texas A&M economist David Anderson said livestock markets are being hit by the COVID-19 shift from restaurants to grocery stores and by plant slowdowns and shutdowns. He noted chicken wing prices have collapsed, and that beef, hog and dairy markets are also under strain.

- Date: 2020-04-30 · published 2020-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53794-what-s-a-chicken-wing-worth-in-a-covid-19-pandemic
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Foodservice-to-retail shifts and plant slowdowns reduce demand for specific cuts such as wings, which weighs on chicken prices. Processing disruptions also affect the balance across livestock markets.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/livestock/what-s-a-chicken-wing-worth-in-a-covid-19-pandemic-

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