# Korean chicken farms to boycott fried chicken chains

> Chicken farmers in South Korea, represented by the Korea Poultry Association, threatened a nationwide boycott of fried chicken chains including BBQ and Kyochon. The farmers accuse franchises of raising consumer prices while raw chicken prices have fallen nearly 20 percent in a week after an avian influenza outbreak. The association says higher retail prices are further reducing poultry consumption.

- Date: 2017-06-14 · published 2017-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70637-korean-chicken-farms-to-boycott-fried-chicken-chains
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Weak raw chicken prices in Korea reflect demand destruction from avian flu fears, which pressures poultry feed demand locally. The dispute is a regional demand story with limited effect on global feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- scmp.com: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2098286/korean-chicken-farms-boycott-fried-chicken-chains

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