# The 'barbecue chook war' between Woolworths and Coles is over

> Ingham's Group says a drought-driven grain shortage has ended the price war between Woolworths and Coles over roast chickens. Producers and supermarkets raised roast chicken prices in January and February because poultry feed costs rose. The drought is the cited cause of the higher feed costs.

- Date: 2019-02-27 · published 2019-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60739-the-barbecue-chook-war-between-woolworths-and-coles-is-over
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-reduced Australian grain supplies are raising feed costs, which pushes up poultry prices and supports demand for feed grains such as sorghum.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- afr.com: https://www.afr.com/companies/agriculture/why-youll-be-paying-more-for-chicken-this-year-20190228-h1bt8i

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