Chicken prices today
Chicken is the world’s most widely consumed meat, and prices move with flock supply, feed costs, disease outbreaks and demand. Expana has been a trusted chicken price benchmark for more than a century, covering US, European and Brazilian markets, along with chicken market forecasts and intelligence.
From breast meat and wings to leg quarters and whole birds, our data shows where prices sit today and where they may go next.
Chicken breast price chart
| Date | Price (USD/lb) | MoM % | QoQ % | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1.26 | ↓ 5.3% | ↓ 22.2% | — | |
| 1.26 | ↓ 5.3% | ↓ 22.7% | — | |
| 1.25 | ↓ 6.0% | ↓ 23.8% | — | |
| 1.25 | ↓ 6.0% | ↓ 24.2% | — | |
| 1.25 | ↓ 6.0% | ↓ 24.2% | — | |
| 1.25 | ↓ 6.0% | ↓ 24.2% | — | |
| 1.25 | ↓ 6.0% | ↓ 24.2% | — | |
| 1.25 | ↓ 6.0% | ↓ 24.2% | — | |
| 1.25 | ↓ 6.0% | ↓ 23.8% | — | |
| 1.25 | ↓ 6.0% | ↓ 23.3% | — | |
| 1.26 | ↓ 5.3% | ↓ 22.7% | — | |
| 1.27 | ↓ 4.5% | ↓ 22.1% | — | |
| 1.29 | ↓ 3.0% | ↓ 20.9% | — | |
| 1.3 | ↓ 2.3% | ↓ 20.2% | — | |
| 1.31 | ↓ 1.5% | ↓ 20.1% | — | |
| 1.31 | ↓ 1.5% | ↓ 21.1% | — | |
| 1.32 | ↓ 0.8% | ↓ 21.9% | — | |
| 1.32 | ↓ 0.8% | ↓ 23.3% | — | |
| 1.33 | → 0.0% | ↓ 24.0% | — | |
| 1.33 | → 0.0% | ↓ 24.9% | — | |
| 1.33 | → 0.0% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 1.33 | → 0.0% | ↓ 25.7% | — | |
| 1.33 | → 0.0% | ↓ 26.1% | — | |
| 1.33 | → 0.0% | ↓ 26.5% | — | |
| 1.33 | → 0.0% | ↓ 26.5% | — | |
| 1.33 | → 0.0% | ↓ 26.5% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 0.7% | ↓ 26.5% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 25.7% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 2.2% | ↓ 25.3% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 6.3% | ↓ 24.9% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 7.6% | ↓ 24.4% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 7.6% | ↓ 23.6% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 7.6% | ↓ 22.2% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 7.6% | ↓ 21.3% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 13.6% | ↓ 19.4% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 14.2% | ↓ 17.9% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 14.2% | ↓ 16.9% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 14.2% | ↓ 15.8% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 16.4% | ↓ 14.7% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 16.9% | ↓ 13.6% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 17.4% | ↓ 12.5% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 17.4% | ↓ 11.9% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 17.4% | ↓ 11.9% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 18.9% | ↓ 11.3% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 19.4% | ↓ 11.3% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 19.4% | ↓ 11.3% | — | |
| 1.33 | ↓ 19.4% | ↓ 11.3% | — | |
| 1.34 | ↓ 18.8% | ↓ 10.7% | — | |
| 1.36 | ↓ 17.6% | ↓ 9.3% | — | |
| 1.38 | ↓ 15.9% | ↓ 8.0% | — | |
| 1.4 | ↓ 14.1% | ↓ 6.7% | — | |
| 1.42 | ↓ 12.9% | ↓ 5.3% | — | |
| 1.44 | ↓ 11.7% | ↓ 4.0% | — | |
| 1.46 | ↓ 10.4% | ↓ 2.7% | — | |
| 1.49 | ↓ 9.1% | ↓ 0.7% | — | |
| 1.52 | ↓ 8.4% | ↑ 1.3% | — | |
| 1.54 | ↓ 7.2% | ↑ 2.7% | — | |
| 1.55 | ↓ 9.9% | ↑ 2.6% | — | |
| 1.57 | ↓ 10.3% | ↑ 4.0% | — | |
| 1.58 | ↓ 10.7% | ↑ 4.6% | — | |
| 1.59 | ↓ 10.7% | ↑ 5.3% | — | |
| 1.6 | ↓ 10.1% | ↑ 5.3% | — | |
| 1.61 | ↓ 10.6% | ↑ 5.9% | — | |
| 1.62 | ↓ 10.5% | ↑ 6.6% | — | |
| 1.63 | ↓ 9.9% | ↑ 7.2% | — | |
| 1.64 | ↓ 9.4% | ↑ 7.9% | — | |
| 1.65 | ↓ 8.8% | ↑ 8.6% | — | |
| 1.65 | ↓ 8.8% | ↑ 10.0% | — | |
| 1.65 | ↓ 7.8% | ↑ 10.0% | — | |
| 1.65 | ↓ 7.3% | ↑ 10.7% | — | |
| 1.64 | ↓ 7.9% | ↑ 10.8% | — | |
| 1.63 | ↓ 8.4% | ↑ 11.6% | — | |
| 1.63 | ↓ 6.3% | ↑ 12.4% | — | |
| 1.63 | ↓ 4.7% | ↑ 12.4% | — | |
| 1.63 | ↓ 3.6% | ↑ 13.2% | — | |
| 1.63 | ↓ 3.6% | ↑ 14.8% | — | |
| 1.64 | ↓ 3.0% | ↑ 17.1% | — | |
| 1.66 | ↑ 2.5% | ↑ 21.2% | — | |
| 1.69 | ↑ 5.6% | ↑ 23.4% | — | |
| 1.72 | ↑ 8.9% | ↑ 26.5% | — | |
| 1.75 | ↑ 10.8% | ↑ 29.6% | — | |
| 1.77 | ↑ 12.0% | ↑ 32.1% | — | |
| 1.78 | ↑ 17.1% | ↑ 34.8% | — | |
| 1.79 | ↑ 18.5% | ↑ 35.6% | — | |
| 1.8 | ↑ 19.2% | ↑ 37.4% | — | |
| 1.81 | ↑ 19.9% | ↑ 40.3% | — | |
| 1.81 | ↑ 19.9% | ↑ 42.5% | — | |
| 1.81 | ↑ 20.7% | ↑ 46.0% | — | |
| 1.81 | ↑ 20.7% | ↑ 46.0% | — | |
| 1.81 | ↑ 20.7% | ↑ 47.2% | — | |
| 1.81 | ↑ 20.7% | ↑ 47.2% | — | |
| 1.79 | ↑ 19.3% | ↑ 45.5% | — | |
| 1.78 | ↑ 18.7% | ↑ 44.7% | — | |
| 1.77 | ↑ 18.0% | ↑ 43.9% | — | |
| 1.76 | ↑ 17.3% | ↑ 43.1% | — | |
| 1.74 | ↑ 16.0% | ↑ 41.5% | — | |
| 1.71 | ↑ 14.0% | ↑ 39.0% | — | |
| 1.69 | ↑ 12.7% | ↑ 37.4% | — | |
| 1.67 | ↑ 11.3% | ↑ 35.8% | — | |
| 1.65 | ↑ 10.0% | ↑ 34.1% | — | |
| 1.62 | ↑ 8.0% | ↑ 31.7% | — | |
| 1.6 | ↑ 6.0% | ↑ 30.1% | — | |
| 1.58 | ↑ 4.6% | ↑ 28.5% | — | |
| 1.56 | ↑ 3.3% | ↑ 26.8% | — | |
| 1.54 | ↑ 1.3% | ↑ 25.2% | — | |
| 1.52 | → 0.0% | ↑ 23.6% | — | |
| 1.51 | ↓ 0.7% | ↑ 22.8% | — | |
| 1.51 | ↓ 0.7% | ↑ 22.8% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↓ 1.3% | ↑ 22.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↓ 1.3% | ↑ 22.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↓ 1.3% | ↑ 22.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↓ 0.7% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 2.7% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 3.4% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 3.4% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 3.4% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 3.4% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 7.1% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 8.7% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 9.5% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 9.5% | ↑ 23.0% | — | |
| 1.51 | ↑ 12.7% | ↑ 23.8% | — | |
| 1.51 | ↑ 13.5% | ↑ 23.8% | — | |
| 1.52 | ↑ 15.2% | ↑ 24.6% | — | |
| 1.52 | ↑ 15.2% | ↑ 24.6% | — | |
| 1.52 | ↑ 15.2% | — | — | |
| 1.52 | ↑ 19.7% | — | — | |
| 1.52 | ↑ 21.6% | — | — | |
| 1.52 | ↑ 22.6% | — | — | |
| 1.52 | ↑ 22.6% | — | — | |
| 1.51 | ↑ 21.8% | — | — | |
| 1.5 | ↑ 22.0% | — | — | |
| 1.49 | ↑ 21.1% | — | — | |
| 1.48 | ↑ 20.3% | — | — | |
| 1.46 | ↑ 18.7% | — | — | |
| 1.45 | ↑ 17.9% | — | — | |
| 1.45 | ↑ 17.9% | — | — | |
| 1.44 | ↑ 17.1% | — | — | |
| 1.42 | ↑ 15.4% | — | — | |
| 1.4 | ↑ 13.8% | — | — | |
| 1.38 | ↑ 12.2% | — | — | |
| 1.37 | ↑ 11.4% | — | — | |
| 1.36 | ↑ 10.6% | — | — | |
| 1.35 | ↑ 9.8% | — | — | |
| 1.34 | ↑ 8.9% | — | — | |
| 1.33 | ↑ 8.1% | — | — | |
| 1.32 | ↑ 7.3% | — | — | |
| 1.31 | ↑ 6.5% | — | — | |
| 1.29 | ↑ 4.9% | — | — | |
| 1.27 | ↑ 3.3% | — | — | |
| 1.25 | ↑ 1.6% | — | — | |
| 1.24 | ↑ 1.6% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | ↑ 0.8% | — | — | |
| 1.23 | — | — | — | |
| 1.23 | — | — | — | |
| 1.23 | — | — | — | |
| 1.23 | — | — | — | |
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| 1.22 | — | — | — | |
| 1.22 | — | — | — | |
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