Monday, January 26, 2009

Pilgrim's Pride Bankruptcy Causing Buffalo Wing Shortage, Superbowl Panic?

The Dec. 1 Chapter 11 reorganization filing of Pilgrim's Pride Corp. of Pittsburgh, Texas, has reduced the nation's wing supply, Buffalo suppliers say.

Add to this the fact that national wing demand this time of year far exceeds that of other times, like chocolates around Valentine's Day.

The combination has made prices soar, suppliers say.

"Forty pounds (of wings) would be like $85," Sam Musolino, owner of Sammy's Pizzeria in nearby Niagara Falls, N.Y., tells WIVB-TV, Buffalo.

He used to pay only half that amount, he says.

Mr. Musolino is calling for a boycott of chicken wings in order to send a message that wing prices are too high.

Tragic.

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