[duke3522]

Hi Folks

Right now in our area we are seeing some of the lowest chicken prices in years. Last week one store had boneless-skinless chicken breast for $1.39 a pound, and today another store has bone-in chicken breast for $0.88 a pound.

I am just wondering why in a time of high fuel costs, especially natural gas, is the price of chicken bottoming out.

My own thinking is that since industrial chicken production is very dependent on natural gas that some of the growers may be cutting back on flock size. This, of course, will mean much higher chicken prices in the future.

Just another sign of how high energy costs are going to effect all our lives.

Duke of Indiana

[frankthetank]

Duke~about a week ago they had bone in chicken breasts (great for grilling!) for under a buck a pound. Thats the cheapest ive seen it in a long time.

[duke3522]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('frankthetank', 'D')uke~about a week ago they had bone in chicken breasts (great for grilling!) for under a buck a pound. Thats the cheapest ive seen it in a long time.

[PrairieMule]

Yikes! I need to call my broker and have him get my portfolio out of the "The things that taste like Chicken" futures market(Snakemeat, frogmeat, alligator meat).

Thanks for the tip.

[Dreamtwister]

Or maybe it's a result of panicking over H5N1?

[Aedo]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrairieMule', 'Y')ikes! I need to call my broker and have him get my portfolio out of the "The things that taste like Chicken" futures market(Snakemeat, frogmeat, alligator meat).

[Princess]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'L')ast week one store had boneless-skinless chicken breast for $1.39 a pound, and today another store has bone-in chicken breast for $0.88 a pound.

[UncoveringTruths]

I heard there giving it away in Nigeria.

[pup55]

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$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')arceniuk notes, because of the avian flu, exports of US poultry are down forcing both beef and pork to compete with chicken.

[PrairieMule]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('UncoveringTruths', 'I') heard there giving it away in Nigeria.

[Kickinthegob]

I don't have too much to add to this thread but I thought this was kinda interesting...
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')ithin a few days of the order being passed, mass produced chicken legs were dumped on the Iraqi economy by US companies, forcing the market price of chicken down to 71p a kilogram, below the cheapest price that Iraqi producers could sustain.
Those chicken legs were surplus to the US market because the average American prefers breast meat. Before the invasion, those chicken legs would have most likely been sold as pet food.

[elroy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Aedo', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrairieMule', 'Y')ikes! I need to call my broker and have him get my portfolio out of the "The things that taste like Chicken" futures market(Snakemeat, frogmeat, alligator meat).

[duke3522]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kickinthegob', 'I') don't have too much to add to this thread but I thought this was kinda interesting...
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')ithin a few days of the order being passed, mass produced chicken legs were dumped on the Iraqi economy by US companies, forcing the market price of chicken down to 71p a kilogram, below the cheapest price that Iraqi producers could sustain.
Those chicken legs were surplus to the US market because the average American prefers breast meat. Before the invasion, those chicken legs would have most likely been sold as pet food.

[duke3522]

A new low price report. Chichen leg quarters $2.50 a 10 pound bag. $0.25 a pound for chicken. That is cheaper than the canned dog food I buy for mutts 1 & 2. I still have some room in my freezer so I will be stocking up.

Duke of Indiana

[katkinkate]

What's wrong with the drumsticks? That's my favourite part!

[Kickinthegob]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('katkinkate', 'W')hat's wrong with the drumsticks? That's my favourite part!

[katkinkate]

You must go through an awful lot of chickens if you only eat the breast meat. I can get at least 4 meals out of the meat of one chook, then boil the bones and skin for stock as a flavour base for another four.

[duke3522]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kickinthegob', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('katkinkate', 'W')hat's wrong with the drumsticks? That's my favourite part!