# Costco takes rotisserie chicken supply chain under its wing | The Seattle Times

> Costco is building its own poultry operation in eastern Nebraska, expected to open in about a year, to bring more of its rotisserie chicken supply chain in-house. The retailer has long held its $4.99 rotisserie chicken price, at times at a loss. The move aims to control costs for a key traffic-driving product.

- Date: 2018-09-21 · published 2018-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63199-costco-takes-rotisserie-chicken-supply-chain-under-its-wing-the-seattle-times
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Vertical integration by a large retailer adds broiler processing capacity over time, but the effect on wholesale chicken prices is small in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- seattletimes.com: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/retail/costcos-rotisserie-chicken-ambition-takes-shape-in-nebraska/

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