In this limited series, Odd Lots explains some of the thorniest issues facing the US economy through the medium of … chicken. Chicken occupies a unique position in the US diet, but issues facing the poultry industry illustrate wider points about the development of the US economy and the decisions being made about how it's structured and who benefits from it. So why has the chicken industry evolved in the way that it has? What’s been driving the price increases in eggs and meat? And what does it all say about things like inflation, the labor market and the nature of American capitalism?
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Episode Transcript
Wings, nuggets, eggs. No matter the form, Americans love their chicken.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
The chicken industry is one of the largest and most
complex supply chains that America has. These birds are big business,
and we wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Welcome to Beat Capitalism, brought to you by Odd Blots.
In this special three part series from Bloomberg Podcast, we
are going to examine some of the thorniest issues facing
the US economy through the medium of this humble bird examine.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Get it so, there's going to be chicken puns.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
There are definitely going to be chicken puns. We're going
to be asking why the chicken industry has evolved the
way that it has, and what does it say about
the American economy that so many consumers are.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Flocking to poultry. There's another one for you.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
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