Editing Openai/69328f3c-b080-8007-99b4-c7affaa8165c (section)

===== What the “tracking” looks like =====
* From 2016–2019, prices were very stable, hovering around $1.46–$1.50/lb. In 2013 Dollars<ref>{{cite web|title=In 2013 Dollars|url=https://www.in2013dollars.com/Chicken/price-inflation|publisher=In 2013 Dollars|access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref>
* 2020–2021: small uptick to the mid-$1.50s, then a dip in 2021 to about $1.53. In 2013 Dollars<ref>{{cite web|title=In 2013 Dollars|url=https://www.in2013dollars.com/Chicken/price-inflation|publisher=In 2013 Dollars|access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref>
* Big jump in 2022: prices climbed to about $1.80/lb, reflecting broader food inflation (feed costs, supply chain issues, etc.). In 2013 Dollars<ref>{{cite web|title=In 2013 Dollars|url=https://www.in2013dollars.com/Chicken/price-inflation|publisher=In 2013 Dollars|access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref>
* 2023–2025: continued to rise but more slowly, reaching roughly $2.00 in 2024 and about $2.08 in 2025. In 2013 Dollars<ref>{{cite web|title=In 2013 Dollars|url=https://www.in2013dollars.com/Chicken/price-inflation|publisher=In 2013 Dollars|access-date=2025-12-05}}</ref>

Over the decade, the average price went from about $1.46 (2016) to about $2.08 (2025) — roughly a 40% nominal increase over 10 years.

If you’d like, next step I can:
* Adjust these for inflation to show “real” price changes, or
* Estimate per-bird cost using a typical 4 lb whole chicken.