U.S. retail price of chicken breast 2006-2024

Published by
M. Shahbandeh,
Jan 31, 2025

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.

Retail price of chicken breast (boneless) in the United States from 2006 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars per pound)

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January 2025

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United States

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2006 to 2024

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