chicken wing prices....

fishlessman

almost 4 bucks a pound this weekend, like eating at Le Bernadin except i cooked them myself

Langner91

Same price here.  I just picked up a 2.5 pound bag for $10, so I feel your pain.  At that price, they are going to be appetizers, not the main course.

Acn

$3.49/pound here.  With leg quarters at $.89/pound, I see no need to do anything with wings.

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Almost impossible to find the drumettes here these days.

lousubcap

Been $2.49/lb here for the past several years although I haven't grabbed any in 2-3 weeks.  Guess I should get ready to be surprised.  

pgprescott

I didn’t even look at the $/# but paid $36 for two family size packs a few weeks ago. 😳😳🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

RRP

pgprescott said:

I didn’t even look at the $/# but paid $36 for two family size packs a few weeks ago. 😳😳🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

Pete - Great to see you are still amongst us living folks! 

YukonRon

Cooking thighs instead.

fishlessman

YukonRon said:

Cooking thighs instead.

there were no wings most of the spring summer and well into the fall last year up here. seeing it start to happen this year as well but its probably more to do with the beef prices this year.

Langner91

I have a new Engineer on my team.  I invited him out for supper last night and knowing he likes wings, I suggested one of my favorite spots here in town.  He hadn't been there.  He told me the last two times he has gone out for wings at other places, they told him they were out.

We asked before we sat down and the waitress told us they "just got some in, we should order them while we can get them."

WTH?  Are they raising chickens without wings, now?  How can there be a shortage?  Toilet paper, F150's, and now wings?  I am going to auction off my 2.5# bag on eBay at this rate!

JethroVA

No surprise, but I visit the occasional bar that serves food.  Buffalo wings are some of my very favorites, to quote another Egger on here.  Most of my locally owned places were out of wings (or priced out of wings) 2 months or so ago.  With the restaurants opening up post-pandemic, there was a supply/demand issue with wings for some reason.  (Producers probably shifted production to more popular cook-at-home cuts).  They seem to be coming back here in VA but at elevated prices.  Breast and thighs still running about the same though. 

nolaegghead

Damn it, Obama!

PigBeanUs

Langner91 said:

  How can there be a shortage?  Toilet paper, F150's, and now wings?  

Fewer workers processing. But mostly fewer restaurants buying during covid. 

Now that it is opening up everywhere, the demand has outstripped production. 

Same for cars new and used. Lot of pent-up cash. 

Almost aways a boom and inflation following a pandemic or recession. 

Everyone is buying

YukonRon

fishlessman said:

YukonRon said:

Cooking thighs instead.

there were no wings most of the spring summer and well into the fall last year up here. seeing it start to happen this year as well but its probably more to do with the beef prices this year.

Talk about “spot on” a great observation. I have gone through the freezers, big time, recently due to beef prices, and the only thing I have been buying has been chicken lately. 

During Covid, around here chicken wings, specifically, were on a limited purchase basis of one package per customer. The bin was usually empty, so I started doing legs and thighs mostly. 

At the Grocery last week, there were no legs or wings, to be found. Beef was piled high, and pork was offered on a bogo.

Botch

I hadn't paid too much attention to beef prices, this afternoon I did.  Wanted skirt steak for tacos tomorrow (they were out.  Again) and they had one flank steak in the case.  
2.01 lb, over $24 ?!?!?  
I found a well-marbled top round for $7, will be having chewy tacos tomorrow.    

ArvadaMan

I found a three pound flat of wings at the local Sprouts.  Was $13.00 originally but had a $5.00 off coupon on it.  I grabbed it and ran.

ArvadaMan

Found a flat of chicken legs when I went to the local Kroger earlier.  Twelve legs for $2.00.  Cooking those tonight.  I think I will stick with legs if they turn out.

Langner91

ArvadaMan said:

Found a flat of chicken legs when I went to the local Kroger earlier.  Twelve legs for $2.00.  Cooking those tonight.  I think I will stick with legs if they turn out.

I am running with this.  They are like big drummies.  I will still sauce them.

I am irate over the fact that there are four major grocery stores in this town, and I had to buy a 2.5 pound bag for $10.  There were no other options.

nolaegghead

I have a bag, 5 or so pounds, (was 10 when I bought) of wings in my freezer, I have them listed on ebay right now with no reserve if anyone is interested.  Barely freezer-burned and I swear the power only went off a few times.  

Let me know.

nolaegghead

....also auctioning off some practically "unused" toilet paper.  I know there's been a shortage and since buying the bidet mid-roll....well, I'm thrifty.

lousubcap

lousubcap said:

Been $2.49/lb here for the past several years although I haven't grabbed any in 2-3 weeks.  Guess I should get ready to be surprised.  

Consider me surprised today- plenty available at $3.49/lb.  

fishlessman

lousubcap said:

lousubcap said:

Been $2.49/lb here for the past several years although I haven't grabbed any in 2-3 weeks.  Guess I should get ready to be surprised.  

Consider me surprised today- plenty available at $3.49/lb.  

today was 3.49 marked previously frozen and 3.99 unmarked still frozen   some kind of sneaky advertising ploy

loco_engr

nolaegghead said:

I have a bag, 5 or so pounds, (was 10 when I bought) of wings in my freezer, I have them listed on ebay right now with no reserve if anyone is interested.  Barely freezer-burned and I swear the power only went off a few times.  

Let me know.

 

Legume

Get them at Costco.  Six vacuum sealed pouches with approx 12 each, mixture of flaps and drums.  They’re not frozen but can easily be and easy to defrost in the pouches, quickly or slowly.

SGH

Boneless bananas are still reasonably priced. But the bone in bananas are through the roof for some reason. 

Legume

$2.99/lb at Costco yesterday.

ColtsFan

$4.99/lb for fresh local air dried at my local butcher shop this morning 

Botch

Botch said:

I hadn't paid too much attention to beef prices, this afternoon I did.  Wanted skirt steak for tacos tomorrow (they were out.  Again) and they had one flank steak in the case.  
2.01 lb, over $24 ?!?!?  
I found a well-marbled top round for $7, will be having chewy tacos tomorrow.    

Strolled thru the Farmer's Market in Ogden today.  Found Skirt steak, $18.99, per pound.  
I'm glad I like beans and kale.  

Langner91

I grabbed $27 worth of wings at Costco this morning.  They were $3 a pound.  I figured I will hold them until they are worth $4.

This has to end sometime.

nolaegghead

Eff bitcoin, I'm investing in wangs

Legume

Farmers market yesterday had organic, free range, air cooled, Birkenstock wearing, kombucha drinking chicken wings for $4.00 a lb.  Rumor has it this breed also has dreadlocks, but we didn’t see any pics of live chickens.  I kept walking to toward the heritage mutton and humanely raised organic bison tent.