Is a Chicken Tender Shortage Underway?

  • Chicken tenders may be the next casualty of supply chain-generated shortages, according to a new report by NBC News.
  • The price of breast tenders, in general, has gone up, and chicken tenders require more processing and packaging to sell, making them harder to find and more costly, NBC News reported.
  • Value packs of tenders cost an average of $3.99 a pound right now, which represents an increase of almost $1 from last year, according to the report.
  • However, not all experts agree on this "chicken" shortage, which is good news.
  • "There is no chicken tender shortage. Like almost all goods right now, supplies are somewhat tight, but I would say it falls short of any 'shortage,'" says Tom Super, senior vice president of communications at the National Chicken Council. 
  • Super continued, "Like almost anything right now, some products might take longer than usual to get to where they need to be, but in most cases, they get there."

Are chicken tenders latest shortage for consumers?

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