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Why are chickens getting more pricey around the world?

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Lion cityer wrote a column · May 31, 2022 15:09
Chicken is the most consumed meat in the world, but from the US to Singapore, people found chickens getting more and more expensive. Your favorite food fried chicken and chicken rice could get more pricey accordingly.
But why are they getting more expensive?
Why are chickens getting more pricey around the world?
Russo-Ukrainian War
The war in Ukraine has disrupted its poultry exports to countries in Europe and the Middle East. More importantly, Ukraine is a major producer of corn and wheat, which are components of chicken feed.
Since the supply chain is cut off, farmers in many countries are facing increased costs for raising chickens. Rising energy and transport costs are further compounding the problem.
Source: Bloomberg
Source: Bloomberg
Bird Flu
Bird flu also has a great impact on global chicken output. In the US, more than 38 million chickens and turkeys are killed since the start of February due to an outbreak. The UK experienced its largest-ever outbreak of bird flu last October.
Politics
You may all know that Malaysia plans to ban the chicken export of 3.6 million chickens a month from June 1, in order to secure local food supply and maintain food price.
About 34% of Singapore's chicken imports were from Malaysia last year, thus Malaysia's move could lead to serious disruptions to Singapore's food market.
Are there more reasons driving chicken prices higher? What stocks could benefit from the price hike?
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