The Chicken Breast Sale Sign Sighs (2026)

A sleepy poultry-case lullaby for the week when chicken breast did two things at once: the BLS average barely moved up in May, while USDA retail ads split between pricier regular boneless breasts and cheaper value packs. Milk climbed, eggs and bread eased, and the checkout light still found room for the chorus.

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[Intro] The freezer light blinks low A cart wheel clicks in time Beside the poultry case A yellow tag hums a rhyme

[Verse 1] May said chicken breast Was four seventeen a pound Up three tenths of a cent If you round it around The spreadsheet barely moved But it cleared its little throat And the receipt put on pajamas With a very tired note

[Pre-Chorus] Milk rose eight cents Trying to look polite Eggs stepped down, bread stepped down Under fluorescent light

[Chorus] Everything went up again Softly as the barcode scans Not every little number did But the basket has its plans Everything went up again Sing it low and count to ten The sale sign rocks the poultry case Everything went up again

[Verse 2] USDA counted chicken ads Through July nine Ninety three point five percent Of stores had something in line Regular boneless breasts Rose to three twenty one Value packs sighed two sixty Like a coupon after sun

[Pre-Chorus] One tag climbed fast One tag eased by eight The cooler door kept humming Like it knew the checkout fate

[Bridge] Eggs at two nineteen Bread at one eighty three Both walked down the moonlit shelf Quiet as could be Milk at four twenty two Took the stairs nearby Food at home nudged upward And the cart began to sigh

[Final Chorus] Everything went up again Whispered by the checkout pen Some prices tuck themselves to sleep Some wake up and stretch again Everything went up again Hum it soft and fold again The chicken tag says goodnight, dear Everything went up again

[Outro] Goodnight to the freezer light Goodnight to the pen Goodnight to the little hook Everything went up again

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BLS reported its May 2026 CPI release on June 10, 2026. In that release, food at home rose 0.1% in May and 2.7% over the 12 months ending in May. BLS CPI Summary, May 2026
The BLS average-price series for boneless chicken breast, shown through FRED, was $4.171 per pound in May 2026, up from $4.168 in April 2026, a $0.003 move. FRED series APU0000FF1101
BLS average prices for May 2026 put large grade A eggs at $2.191 per dozen, down from $2.250 in April; whole milk at $4.217 per gallon, up from $4.136; and white pan bread at $1.830 per pound, down from $1.869. BLS average price data
USDA's Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature Activity report dated July 2, 2026 covered advertised prices ending June 27 through July 9, 2026. It put the national chicken feature rate at 93.5%, up from 83.1% the previous week. USDA AMS Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature Activity
In that USDA report, conventional fresh regular boneless/skinless chicken breast ads averaged $3.21 per pound, up from $2.37 the previous week and $2.69 a year earlier. Conventional fresh value boneless/skinless breast ads averaged $2.60 per pound, down from $2.68 the previous week and $3.18 a year earlier. USDA AMS Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature Activity

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