# Rising chicken prices linked to breeding problems

> A Wall Street Journal report says US chicken breeders are hatching a lower share of eggs, at 81.52 percent since January, the lowest average since early 2007. Industry experts link the problem to top-heavy breeder birds and ageing flocks. Wholesale boneless breast prices have risen 68 percent and consumer prices 3 percent.

- Date: 2017-06-20 · published 2017-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70641-rising-chicken-prices-linked-to-breeding-problems
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower hatchability cuts the supply of broilers, which can lift chicken prices and reduce the chicken supply competing with red meat. Shortfalls in chicken supply tend to support feed demand over the coming months as flocks are rebuilt.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- consumeraffairs.com: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/rising-chicken-prices-linked-to-breeding-problems-062017.html

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