# If you thought you were paying fair prices for chicken at the supermarket, think again

> A Washington Post report describes how the price of American chicken at many grocery stores is tied to a single weekly estimate. The estimate is produced by one Georgia official and relies on survey data from a few chicken companies.

- Date: 2016-11-17 · published 2016-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73992-if-you-thought-you-were-paying-fair-prices-for-chicken-at-the-supermarket-think
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Questions about the accuracy of the chicken price benchmark affect retail pricing sentiment but do not directly change feed supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- washingtonpost.com: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/17/internal-document-supports-argument-that-u-s-chicken-prices-have-been-artificially-inflated-for-years/

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