# Eggs, chicken and imported beef at record highs; pork sales limit price rises

> Japan's agriculture ministry data show chicken thigh meat reached a record 156 yen per 100g and imported beef loin a record 451 yen last month. Pork loin has risen by a comparatively small amount and is being sold on promotion.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T01:37:27.779Z
- Category: market · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76827-eggs-chicken-and-imported-beef-at-record-highs-pork-sales-limit-price-rises
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Record Japanese retail prices for chicken and beef point to tight meat supply and firm demand, which supports feed demand for poultry and cattle; pork's smaller increase reflects weaker hog pricing.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- datazoo.jp: https://datazoo.jp/n/%E5%8D%B5%E3%83%BB%E9%B6%8F%E8%82%89%E3%83%BB%E8%BC%B8%E5%85%A5%E7%89%9B%E8%82%89%E3%81%8C%E6%9C%80%E9%AB%98%E5%80%A4+%E5%80%A4%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%92%E5%B9%85%E5%B0%8F%E3%81%95%E3%81%84%E8%B1%9A%E8%82%89%E7%89%B9%E5%A3%B2%E3%82%82/25556176
- datazoo.jp: https://datazoo.jp/n/%E5%8D%B5%E3%83%BB%E9%B6%8F%E8%82%89%E3%83%BB%E8%BC%B8%E5%85%A5%E7%89%9B%E8%82%89l%E3%81%8C%E6%9C%80%E9%AB%98%E5%80%A4+%E5%80%A4%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%92%E5%B9%85%E5%B0%8F%E3%81%95%E3%81%84%E8%B1%9A%E8%82%89%E7%89%B9%E5%A3%B2%E3%82%82/25556341

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