Why is the chicken so god damn expensive?

[AndyAndyAndy]

Last time I was shopping chicken cost 40 Baht/Kg and chicken carcass for my dog was 15 Baht/Kg.

 

Yesterday I went to Tesco and they want 61 Baht/Kg for chicken and 25 Baht/Kg for carcass. ???? Is there some great chicken shortage or something? 

[Surelynot]

CP strangle hold? 

[BritManToo]

I think chicken is really cheap.

[Surelynot]

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I think chicken is really cheap.

...or the chicken go cheep?

[worgeordie]

Not only Chicken but ....Eggs was in Makro last Friday

and the cheapest tray of eggs ,size 3 was 90 THB, 

before they were 70 odd Thb. a tray.

 

regards Worgeordie

[petermik]

Perhaps chickens are being used in trialing new Thai covid developed vaccines hence the shortages and price increase.....????

[KhunBENQ]

What has not risen in price?

There are things, yes.

But so many (food) products going up.

 

Chicken shortage? CP?

Wasn't there a major CP factory closed down temporarily for Covid-19 infected found?

Don't know whether this serves as an explanation?

Edited June 8, 2021 by KhunBENQ

[Surelynot]

....it had to cross the road?

[CharlieH]

Was in Big C recently, boneless chicken breast 45b/ kg

Tesco, same product, 46b/kg and Makro around the same.

 

May be its just a local price issue, where are you ?

[Sundown]

The chicken price always fluctuates even by 50% I never asked myself why, maybe it's the day of the week or demand/supply. Anyway it's still something like 3-4 times cheaper compared to the civilized world.

[Surelynot]

5 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Was in Big C recently, boneless chicken breast 45b/ kg

Tesco, same product, 46b/kg and Makro around the same.

 

May be its just a local price issue, where are you ?

Pricing reeks of a cartel 

[EricTh]

The price of a lot of products in Thailand have gone up recently. What used to be 30 baht for fried rice is now 40-45 baht for most shops.

 

I used to buy dish of 3 dishes with rice for just 40 baht, now it's 50 to 70 baht depending on what you choose.

Edited June 8, 2021 by EricTh

[AndyAndyAndy]

I'm in Sakon Nakhon.

 

I was in Marko, but out of principle refused to buy their 61 Baht boneless chicken breast. So on the way home I stopped in Tesco. And price was the same. It's not just one shop.

 

Like 4 months ago it was 40 Baht.

 

Of course, price goes up over time. But 50% in 4 months... .

[Denim]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I think chicken is really cheap.

 

Mrs feeds the dogs chicken breasts because they are cheaper than tinned dog food.

[Pilotman]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I think chicken is really cheap.

Me too,.  Its a fraction of the price in UK and most of Europe and good quality.  Not sure what the OP is expecting.  Pork too,  fillet is a third the price of UK. 

[Pilotman]

2 minutes ago, Denim said:

 

Mrs feeds the dogs chicken breasts because they are cheaper than tinned dog food.

we feed our dogs chicken, pork and chicken livers, very cheap in comparison to good quality canned dog food, better for them too . 

[Pilotman]

32 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Was in Big C recently, boneless chicken breast 45b/ kg

Tesco, same product, 46b/kg and Makro around the same.

 

May be its just a local price issue, where are you ?

and that is cheap in comparison to UK/European prices 

[CharlieH]

1 minute ago, Pilotman said:

we feed our dogs chicken, pork and chicken livers, very cheap in comparison to good quality canned dog food, better for them too . 

Never made that comparison, good tip ! Ditch the canned give 'em cooked.

[Pilotman]

2 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Never made that comparison, good tip ! Ditch the canned give 'em cooked.

it does spoil them of course.  Ours only eat asparagus tips, not the whole thing.  They think that they live in the Ritz.  HiSo dogs are a pain, but we love them dearly. 

[heist]

Wasn't there a covid outbreak at a couple of large chicken abbatoirs last week? 

[Meat Pie 47]

6 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

and that is cheap in comparison to UK/European prices 

Why don't you compare the wages in the UK or Europe? You just can't compare the prices.

 

[Dmaxdan]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I think chicken is really cheap.

Yes, the price per kilo is a poultry sum...

[nightfox]

 Your having a laugh if you think $2 a kilo for chicken is expensive.

[CharlieH]

I an constantly amazed at how cheap fresh meat is here/ We buy kilos of chicken breast and Pork loin regularly. It really is great value in my opinion.

[robblok]

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

I an constantly amazed at how cheap fresh meat is here/ We buy kilos of chicken breast and Pork loin regularly. It really is great value in my opinion.

Good beef is not cheap but chicken and pork are cheap just like you said.

[kokesaat]

I suspect the 40baht per kilo chicken was an on-sale price, the 60ish baht chicken is the regular price.  I just came back from a year in the US......trust me, you won't find 60 baht per kilo chicken anywhere in the US.  Count your blessings!  Prices for a lot of products like meats/veggies/fruit fluctuate......those 20-baht-per-kilo-mangoes a month ago are bck up to 50 baht per kilo because the mango season is finished up.  Green onions......can go from 30 baht per kilo to 100 baht per kilo overnight....then back down to 30.  

[CharlieH]

6 minutes ago, robblok said:

Good beef is not cheap but chicken and pork are cheap just like you said.

Agreed, I wont buy Thai beef as in my experience its....not good, I prefer imported Australian cuts of Beef.

[jacko45k]

There was some chicken plants closed down in some areas... Covid infections.... maybe that has had an impact.

[Pilotman]

37 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Why don't you compare the wages in the UK or Europe? You just can't compare the prices.

 

because I don't care, so long as it's cheap for me and my present income, all the rest is irrelevant . 

[chalawaan]

Global inflation is actually what the Central Banksters want to make happen right now.

And as KhunBENQ pointed out, a major poultry factory is in Covid strife. 

Probably both these factors...