In 2024, the price for one pound of boneless chicken breast in the United States amounted to 4.1 U.S. dollars. Until 2022, the retail price had remained between three and three and a half U.S. dollars per pound in the country. U.S. chicken production In 2019, the United States produced almost 44 billion pounds of chicken . The production volume has been increasing almost every single year since 2009, when production stood at roughly 36 billion pounds. The volume of turkey produced, on the other hand, has slowly been decreasing in the United States. U.S. turkey production reached about 5.98 billion pounds in 2016, and has since decrease to about 5.74 billion pounds. Farm fowl worldwide In order to keep up with poultry demand, the global number of chickens has increased significantly over the past few decades. In 2021, there were over 25 billion chickens across the globe. The amount has almost tripled since 1990.

All whole or half boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Includes organic, non-organic, fresh, and frozen, as well as other descriptive claims."

In the United States, the price for a pound of fresh whole chicken cost consumers an average of **** U.S. dollars in 2024, which constituted the highest price of fresh chicken during the time period under consideration. Frozen chicken Frozen chicken and frozen chicken substitutes are commonly consumed in the United States: in 2023, private labels dominated the frozen chicken and chicken substitute market, generating over *** million U.S. dollars of sales. The leading brands respectively that year were Perdue, Tyson, and Just Bare. With over ** million U.S. consumers in 2020, Tyson was also the country’s leading brand for frozen fried chicken. Frozen fried chicken A specific type of frozen chicken, which was consumed by about half the U.S. population in 2020, was fried chicken. Chicken nuggets, as well as tenders and fingers, were among the favorite fried chicken varieties that same year. Just over ** million Americans had consumed fried nuggets, while about ** million had tenders and/or fingers.

Whole, fresh, boiler/fryer chickens. Includes organic, non-organic as well as other descriptive claims."

This statistic depicts the average price of organic chicken in the United States as of April 2022, by category. In that year, the U.S. price for one pound of organic chicken drumsticks amounted to 3.02 U.S. dollars.

All whole or half boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Includes organic, non-organic, fresh, and frozen, as well as other descriptive claims."

This timeline depicts the retail price of chicken legs (bone-in) in the United States from 1995 to 2024. In 2024, the price for one pound of chicken legs amounted to **** U.S. dollars.

The retail price of 100% ground beef in the United States has risen significantly in the last two decades. In 2024, a pound of ground beef cost **** U.S. dollars, up from **** U.S. dollars in 2008. Cattle and beef production in the U.S. In 2022, there were almost ** million beef cows in the United States. Compared to sheep, pigs, and chickens, cows are very expensive to raise and require much more water, feed, and land per calorie generated. Though beef production fluctuates from year to year, there has been a positive trend in beef production in the last several years in the United States. U.S. beef market In terms of retail sales, beef is the leading type of fresh meat in the United States. On average, beef generates about *********** U.S. dollars in sales per store per week, compared to approximately *********** dollars for chicken, and less than ************* dollars for pork. As of 2021, per capita consumption of beef in the United States amounted to about ** pounds per year.

All whole or half boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Includes organic, non-organic, fresh, and frozen, as well as other descriptive claims."

Whole, fresh, boiler/fryer chickens. Includes organic, non-organic as well as other descriptive claims."

The retail price for whole frozen turkeys in the United States dropped to **** U.S. dollars per pound in 2019, from **** U.S. dollars per pound in the previous year.

Poultry in the United States

The term “poultry” refers to birds raised for meat, and includes chickens, turkeys, geese, and ducks. The United States is a major producer of chickens; in 2017 there were around **** billion chickens in the United States. Turkey meat is also very popular, but to a lesser extent. As of 2017, there were about ***** million turkeys produced in the United States, down from *** million in 2008.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Turkey is a quintessential part of a Thanksgiving dinner. A 2018 survey of U.S. consumers found that ** percent of respondents plan to include turkey in their Thanksgiving dinner. Other popular dishes include gravy, stuffing, and bread rolls/biscuits/cornbread. The turkey is also the most expensive dish at Thanksgiving dinner, with a ** pound turkey costing about ***** U.S. dollars on average.

In 2024, the retail price for a dozen eggs in the United States was **** U.S. dollars. Egg prices in the United States peaked in this year. Previously, the highest average price was in 2015, when a dozen eggs cost **** U.S. dollars on average. U.S. egg production The United States was one of the leading producers of eggs in the world in 2021, ranking fourth behind China, India, and Indonesia. In that year, approximately ***** billion eggs were produced in the United States. There are two main categories that farm chickens fall into: broiler chickens and laying hens. The first are raised for meat and the second are raised for laying eggs. The U.S. state with the most laying hens is Iowa, with about **** million in 2022. Some of the other top egg-producing states include Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Egg retail in the United States Perhaps because eggs are uniform in taste and appearance, and most consumers cannot tell one brand of chicken egg apart from another, private label eggs have the highest sales among fresh egg brands in the United States. Eggland’s Best is the leading name brand of fresh eggs in the United States, with sales of ****** million U.S. dollars in 2023. The amount that U.S. consumer units spend on eggs varies from region to region. In 2021, consumers in the Western United States spent an average of about *** U.S. dollars on eggs over the course of the year. The Midwestern United States had the lowest average expenditure on eggs in that year.

All bone-in legs and drumsticks. Includes organic, non-organic, fresh, and frozen, as well as other descriptive claims."

Monthly average retail prices for selected products, for Canada and provinces. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.

Whole, fresh, boiler/fryer chickens. Includes organic, non-organic as well as other descriptive claims."

In July 2021, the average retail price of a kilogram of lamb meat in the city of Tunis in Tunisia stood at around ** Tunisian dinars (roughly **** U.S. dollars). Boneless beef cost approximately **** Tunisian dinars (**** U.S. dollars) per kilogram, while a whole industrial chicken, plucked or killed, had an average price of ***** Tunisian dinars (*** U.S. dollars) per kilogram.

Whole, fresh, boiler/fryer chickens. Includes organic, non-organic as well as other descriptive claims."

All bone-in legs and drumsticks. Includes organic, non-organic, fresh, and frozen, as well as other descriptive claims."

All bone-in legs and drumsticks. Includes organic, non-organic, fresh, and frozen, as well as other descriptive claims."

As of May 2024, the average price in Nigeria for a unit of frozen chicken added up to slightly over 4,829 Nigerian naira (NGN), which equaled 3.2 U.S. dollars. One kilogram of boneless beef cost 4,712 NGN (3.14 U.S dollars), whereas one piece of medium-sized chicken eggs reached nearly 151 NGN (10 cents).