# Supermarket Representative Says "This Was Almost Unthinkable": Chicken Prices Surpass Pork Prices in a "Reversal Phenomenon," and Egg Prices Also Reach a Record High, Surpassing the "Egg Shock" of Three Years Ago

> In Japan, supermarket chicken-thigh prices have risen above the price of pork scraps, a reversal that a supermarket executive said would have been unthinkable until last year. Egg prices have also reached a record high, exceeding the peak during the egg-price shock three years ago.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:12:57.188Z
- Category: market · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92446-supermarket-representative-says-this-was-almost-unthinkable-chicken-prices
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher retail prices indicate tight or costly poultry and egg supplies, supporting prices for these products; the report does not identify a specific supply-side cause.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ground.news: https://ground.news/article/supermarket-representative-says-this-was-almost-unthinkable-chicken-prices-surpass-pork-prices-in-a-reversal-phenomenon-and-egg-prices-al

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