Chicken prices today
Chicken stands as the world’s most widely consumed meat, prized for its affordability, versatility, and status as a nutritious, high-quality protein. As a staple in diets across the globe, chicken plays a vital role in ensuring food security and supporting the agricultural economy. With demand steadily rising and supply chain dynamics in constant flux, keeping up-to-date with chicken prices and evolving trends is crucial for successfully navigating this dynamic industry. Expana not only offers this, but can also show you future chicken prices through our sophisticated forecasting intelligence.
The IOSCO assured leader in chicken market reporting
A trusted industry benchmark for more than a century, Expana delivers timely, accurate, and impartial chicken pricing data, news, and analysis for global markets. Our deep market intelligence enables businesses to interpret chicken price trends, understand changes in supply and demand, and gauge market sentiment—vital tools for managing price volatility in this dynamic sector.
Expana’s comprehensive coverage encompasses the entire chicken industry, from whole birds to parts, boneless cuts, and specialty products. Our reports provide granular data across products and regions, equipping you to make informed decisions with a transparent view of chicken prices and trade flows. Whether you’re monitoring current price movements or forecasting future costs, Expana offers the clarity and insight you require.
Our chicken coverage includes:
- 500+ industry-leading chicken price series, including 90+ Expana Benchmark Prices
- 5 IOSCO assured chicken prices
- exclusive coverage on No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) chicken
- proprietary US Chicken, European Chicken and Brazilian Chicken export prices
- expert analysis on market defining items in the chicken industry
- daily, weekly, and monthly chicken market insights, plus real-time news
- historical chicken pricing, trends, charting tools, and cost modeling
- expansive global market coverage of action between top trading partners
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Sam Pearl
Former Senior Buying Manager, Tesco
Bringing integrity, transparency, and unbiased reporting to food industry leaders.
Our chicken forecasting methodology
Expana’s chicken price forecasts are grounded in a comprehensive analysis of commodities’ market dynamics. Our robust methodology integrates macro-economic, fundamental, and technical analyses, providing solid recommendations and driving effective decision-making in the chicken commodity market.
- The macro-economic analysis explores global manufacturing sector developments, and their impact on commodity prices, presenting key indicators such as GDP, unemployment, inflation, and interest rates for major regions.
- The technical analysis employs indicators such as moving averages, MACD and RSI to anticipate changes in price movements
- The fundamental analysis offers an overview of the current chicken supply-and-demand balance including seasonality, affordability (consumer cost), nutritional profile, and the comparative price advantage typically realized in the competitive protein arena. Supply is dictated by breeder flock size, as well as the health and performance of both the breeder and commercial flocks.
The breadth and depth of Expana’s analysis ensure that our chicken forecasts are accurate, reliable, and actionable. This comprehensive approach equips businesses with the knowledge and foresight needed to navigate the market confidently, seize opportunities, and mitigate risks.
Trusted data and insights, backed by experts
At Expana, you can rest assured that the world’s foremost market analysts have rigorously verified the data to ensure accuracy and integrity.
Our methodology
Expana is an IOSCO-assured Price Reporting Agency, ensuring the data you benchmark against is the best of its kind.
Use cases
Efficiency
Save time and improve productivity with our actionable insights.
Cost control
Navigate market challenges and maximize long-term success.
Profitability
Utilize our data, market fundamentals, and forecasting expertise to gain a financial edge.
Risk mitigation
Manage risks proactively and minimize your exposure to price fluctuations.
Essential intelligence for industry professionals
Expana delivers essential intelligence to industry professionals across the chicken supply chain, ensuring business leaders stay informed about the latest prices and industry trends, enabling them to effectively navigate disruptions, manage prices, and deliver value to their customers.
Chicken Market FAQs
Expana will be launching a “Value Added” report which will include observations of party wing pricing
Small= This size product is normally marketed bone-in into fast food and food service sectors
Medium= This size product is normally marketed into the retail grocery sector
Large/Jumbo= This size product is normally marketed either into the retail grocery sector in tray pack and IQF form or is further processed