# USDA Chicken Market Update: Whole-Bird Prices Rise, Feature Rate Up 6.5% - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> USDA reported that the national composite delivered whole-bird price averaged 117.95 cents per pound for the week of November 2–6, up 0.58 cents from the prior week. Trading volume declined to 6.593 million pounds from 6.934 million pounds; the report also described mixed retail feature activity.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T00:08:31.605Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85031-usda-chicken-market-update-whole-bird-prices-rise-feature-rate-up-6-5-news-and
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Slightly higher wholesale whole-bird prices alongside lower trading volume suggest modest firmness in chicken pricing, though the changes are small and retail signals were mixed.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-weekly-chicken-report-whole-bird-prices-edge-higher-as-retail-feature-activity-dips/

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