# Rising food costs

> Retail chicken prices in Korea rose from 5,800 won per kilogram earlier in June to 5,905 won on Monday, and a tray of 30 eggs cost 7,931 won. The increases are attributed to an avian influenza outbreak. The article is a photo-led retail price report.

- Date: 2017-06-06 · published 2017-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70639-rising-food-costs
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Korean retail poultry and egg prices reflect supply disruption from avian flu, a modest signal for regional poultry feed demand. The effect on global feed markets is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- koreajoongangdaily.com: https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/rising-food-costs/10923066

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