I know economies of scale and battery farms and stuff but I can’t reasonably work out how you can hatch, raise, feed, kill prepare and ship a chicken and have it end up in a supermarket as a whole chicken for €4. Let alone the farmers and the supermarkets share. Someone please explain.
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They’re cheap because they grow quickly and eat relatively cheaply. Chickens can be market-ready in ~~2-3 months~~ an average of 42 days in the EU, and 48 in the U.S. (to name two regional markets).
[edit] Edits thanks to u/fiendishrabbit for the clarification to my initial post.
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