Poultry Prices Soar to Record Amid U.S. Chicken-Sandwich Wars
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Chicken-sandwich fever means poultry is pacing U.S. food inflation in the meat case.
U.S. producer prices for processed poultry jumped to an all-time high in May, climbing 2.1% in the eighth straight monthly increase, U.S. government data showed Tuesday. Gains in poultry outpaced the 0.8% increase in the broader producer price index.