Wholesale wings hit record price ahead of Superbowl

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As it does every year, the National Chicken Council -- which, despite its name, is made up entirely of humans -- released its projections for chicken-wing consumption on Super Bowl weekend. Americans are projected to consume 1.23 billion chicken wings that weekend, down slightly from last year's Super Bowl total but still nearly four wings for every man, woman and child in the country.

But the real story isn't that all those chicken wings would stretch back and forth from Baltimore to San Francisco 27 times, as the Chicken Council excitedly reports. Rather, it's that the appetizer is more expensive than it's ever been. According to the Department of Agriculture, wholesale wings currently cost $2.11 per pound, up 26 cents from last year.

"The wholesale price of wings will be the most expensive ever during Super Bowl XLVII as demand rises and the supply has shrunk," explains the Council in its statement. "Wings are also currently the highest priced part of the chicken."

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/25/super-bowl-chicken-wings-record-high-prices/